What was Martin Luthers role in the reformation?
If you are non-bias you need to know that “reformation” is a Protestant term. The Catholic Church refers to the time of Luther is the “schism”, which is the division or splitting off from the Church. Decades after most Priests died during the plague outbreaks in Europe, and were replaced in a frenzy with people of questionable character, corrupt men had infiltrated the ranks of the Catholic Church. During that period penance for sins, which is assigned by a Priest, could be quite severe. Thus the corrupt began selling “indulgences”, which freed the purchaser from any penance for sins. This blatant corruption had soured many Catholics against their own religion. Martin Luther a married Catholic Monk attacked the corruption within the Church by writing a now famous document. He wanted things changed and even added a word to the Bible now causing decades of conflict. Where it says we are saved by faith, he added the word “only”. When asked about this years later, he offered no apology and
