Analysis Of Martin Luther's Conflict With The Catholic Doctrine

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Recommended: Examine the contribution of Martin Luther to the rise of Protestant Reformation in Europe

History 23 ML # 2
Last lesson we closed with Martin Luther and his conflict with the teaching of his church on works and some other doctrine issues. today we pick up with some of the issues that he dealt with.

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We have on two different occasions visited Wittenberg, once when it was in East Germany and the last time it was when it became part of unified Germany. The main reason for our visit was to see the Castle and study the reformation on site.

Wittenberg castle/church

According to Roman Catholicism, once a person is baptized and his original sin is removed, he must perform good works because they are also necessary for salvation. (CCC 2068).

(It goes on to say) Good works are necessary because …show more content…

Accordance with Catholic teaching is a place of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God 's grace, (after baptism) are, not entirely free from venial sins. Venial, sins (all sins are not the same).

Venial sins are, a serious, grave or mortal sin is the knowing and willful violation of God 's law in a serious matter, for example, idolatry, adultery, murder, slander.

Indulgence In Catholic Doctrine,

In Martin Luther’s time the sale of Indulgence became so bad that Priest would sell to the rich for lifetime, money was used to build St Peters Basilica. In Rome and some pocketed the money.
Years later the church acknowledges the abuse and condemned what happened.

One day a priest came to town beating a drum, offering indulgence for sale, Luther said I will put a hole in his drum.

Bishop DiMarzio, reports that in recent months, dioceses around the world have been offering Catholics a spiritual benefit that fell out of favor decades ago — the indulgence, a sort of amnesty from punishment in the afterlife — and reminding them of the church’s way of mitigating the wages of …show more content…

In exchange for certain prayers, devotions or pilgrimages in special years, a Catholic can receive an indulgence, which reduces or erases in purgatory.
Penitence. A sacrament administered by priest to forgive your sin and often required to perform some kind of works.

According to (CCC 980).

“This sacrament of Penance is necessary for salvation for those who have fallen after Baptism, just as Baptism is necessary for salvation for those who have not yet been reborn,”

Absolution
Absolution is a traditional theological term for the forgiveness experienced in the sacrament. This takes place at infant baptism. REQUIRED FOR SALVATION
By Thomas Williamson
His theses on Catholic Beliefs
Recorded in the Encyclopedia Of Catholic Faith.
The Catholic Doctrine on Salvation.

The Catholic Church believes that salvation must be attained by both faith and works, and that baptism is necessary for

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