Sorry, but what is logically laughable is the pitiful LACK of knowledge of history! Let me explain:
The idea of the literal change of the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper into the flesh and blood of Jesus Christ (transubstantiation) by which those who received the elements were infused with a measure of grace towards the attainment of their salvation was one that developed over hundreds of years. Many of the early church fathers viewed the spiritual component of what those elements represented and participating in the ordinance was a testimony of professed faith. Most of the writings from those first centuries dealt with disputing the Gnostic belief that Jesus didn't HAVE a literal body. It should be obvious that, even at the Last Supper, that Jesus was speaking symbolically as he held up the bread, broke it and handed it out as well as the shared cup of wine. The bread and wine did NOT change physically, but remained the same as they started. Any change at all was figurative and symbolic. A look at the history of the Eucharist is found HERE.
I've been having to repeat this over many times here, but Luther DID NOT remove ANY books from the Bible. I really wish people would do a little research before they mouth the propaganda. Here's a good place to start: Luther and the Canon. Can we put this one untruth to bed once and for all?
As to what else Luther did and didn't do and his supposed motives, I'll leave that to God to judge as ONLY God sees a man's heart. I don't follow any man, I follow the Lord Jesus Christ and the truth HE ensured we would all know in sacred Scripture. Through the Holy Spirit, that truth gets illuminated to our hearts and minds.
It should be obvious that, even at the Last Supper, that Jesus was speaking symbolically as he held up the bread, broke it and handed it out as well as the shared cup of wine. The bread and wine did NOT change physically, but remained the same as they started.Information on Eucharistic Miracles: http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/a3.html
It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass. --Padre Pio