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Democrats_win

(6,539 posts) Tue Oct 18, 2016, 01:22 PM Oct 2016

499 Years ago Luther composed his 95 Theses

On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther distributed his "Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power of Indulgences "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-five_Theses

"They advance Luther's positions against what he saw as abusive practices by preachers selling plenary indulgences, which were certificates which would reduce the temporal punishment for sins committed by the purchaser or their loved ones in purgatory. Luther sent the Theses to Albert of Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, on 31 October 1517, a date now considered the start of the Protestant Reformation. Luther may have also posted the Theses on the door of All Saints' Church, Wittenberg, probably in mid-November."

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We now know that the church was selling these indulgences to pay to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica. The selling of these indulgences for any kind of redemption was not a Biblical-based idea.

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499 Years ago Luther composed his 95 Theses (Original Post) Democrats_win Oct 2016 OP

"If you're havin Church problems then don't blame God, son, I got 95 Theses and the Pope ain't one Bucky Oct 2016 #1

95 Theses struggle4progress Oct 2016 #2

Well, they're up to 32 “Statements of Agreement” now. rug Oct 2016 #3

When I was an ignorant youngster, an old lawyer told me that struggle4progress Oct 2016 #4

Youth is taken away; ignorance is clung to. rug Oct 2016 #5

Bucky

(54,084 posts)

1. "If you're havin Church problems then don't blame God, son, I got 95 Theses and the Pope ain't one

Reply to Democrats_win (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 01:29 PM

Oct 2016

Word up to Johann Gutenberg

struggle4progress

(118,356 posts)

2. 95 Theses

Reply to Democrats_win (Original post)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 08:52 PM

Oct 2016

... Papal indulgences must be preached with caution, lest people erroneously think that they are preferable to other good works of love.

Christians are to be taught that the pope does not intend that the buying of indulgences should in any way be compared with works of mercy.

Christians are to be taught that he who gives to the poor or lends to the needy does a better deed than he who buys indulgences.

Because love grows by works of love, man thereby becomes better. Man does not, however, become better by means of indulgences but is merely freed from penalties.

Christians are to be taught that he who sees a needy man and passes him by, yet gives his money for indulgences, does not buy papal indulgences but God's wrath ...

http://www.luther.de/en/95thesen.html

rug

(82,333 posts)

3. Well, they're up to 32 “Statements of Agreement” now.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 08:55 PM

Oct 2016

http://religionnews.com/2016/08/15/u-s-lutherans-approve-document-recognizing-agreement-with-the-catholic-church/

63 to go.

struggle4progress

(118,356 posts)

4. When I was an ignorant youngster, an old lawyer told me that

Reply to rug (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 12:23 AM

Oct 2016

when he was young he really cared what people thought but that as time passed he ceased to care so much what people thought and began to focus more on what they did

Now that I am no longer a youngster, I'm getting an inkling about what he meant --- but perhaps youth is more easily set aside than ignorance

rug

(82,333 posts)

5. Youth is taken away; ignorance is clung to.

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 19, 2016, 08:43 AM

Oct 2016

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