Well, personally I think he was closer to the truth that the Roman church. That’s why I’m a protestant. But what I don’t get, is why his statue is being built in Rome. Did Luther have a connection to that area where they are proposing this?
Did he live there? Study there? etc,,,
It seems to just be antagonistic. I doubt anyone would build a statue of Leo X in Wittenberg.
As to his neurosis, personally he is a flawed guy in many ways. I honestly doubt any of the players then would approve of ANY Christian denomination today, Roman catholic or protestant.
Francis is trying to reform the reformation and bring Protestant churches back under Rome’s umbrella. Knowing how messed up the church is, his ploy just might work!
This square isn’t in Vatican City; it is in Rome itself. They can name their streets however they wish.
I conceded he had valid points (which the Church had to address in the Counter-Reformation); the fact that there are different Lutheran denominations today with huge differences in theology is the most basic of his flaws. When you’re born rebelling against authority, good luck trying to assert any later...