Really? Perhaps you would like to express your theories as to why Martin Luther didn't express ANY of this in the "95 Theses" and, with the exception of the papacy, retained ALL OF IT in Lutheranism. What about Anglicanism because they never rejected it either?
You have stated on many occasions that you were raised Catholic. Based on this, one would assume that your parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc. were also Catholic and presumably some of them are now deceased. So, if your Catholic relatives died believing a "a lie from the pit of hell" is it YOUR OPINION that they are now burning in Hell? YES or NO (and if the answer is no, please explain why since their faith was based upon a "a lie from the pit of hell").
I know this might be a surprise, but none of us think Luther was infallible. he loved the Catholic church and only wanted to reform it to its biblical roots.. He was a priest at his heart.. God used Him to set a fire, but a match is not a bondfire.. it is only the igniter
Show me where Christ taught the special gifts to the apostles could be passed down.. Remember Christ always knew that Judas was the one that would betray him ...where did Jesus give approval or directions to replace him ..where did Jesus give them power to pass on specific gifts He gave to them ?
Wag, if my family died believing in the Catholic church and its law and work based gospel, yes they are in hell.
After that, the records just weren't there. Some Scandinavian synods still have it. And some African ones.