I am not Lutheran. Martin Luther WAS a Roman Catholic, having been raised and indoctrinated into that cult. BUT, he recognized the massive errors that the RCC was promulgating, and posted his theses.
What is LOL, is that so many Roman Catholic cultists try to answer any question against their heretical cult with "Martin Luther"...blah, blah, blah...
Roman Catholicism has little to do with reality! It is 10% truth covered with 90%fake ritual and non-Scriptural "traditions of men", i.e.: a cult!
So what ARE you?....and notice I never mention “lutherans”...I said PROTESTANT.
There was no such thing as a protestant until Martin Luther came along.
Ever heard of the Protestant Reich Chrch?
Martin Luther is only mentioned because he was the most prominant revolter at the time. You use the words heretical cult...it was Luther who was the heretic. It is the prerogative of the existing church to determine what is and isn't heresy against them.
For the protestant revolters to decide that the true and only fully Christian church on Earth, Catholicism, is heretical is beyond bizzare.
Heresy is determined by those being denied the truth, not the deniers.