How Did Martin Luther Impact The Catholic World

Martin Luther was a German Monk who changed the Catholic world that he lived in. With the help of the Bible and the recent invention of the printing press, Martin Luther would attempt to redirect the Catholic Church's focus towards the Bible, as opposed to the priests and popes. This was called the "Protestant Reformation". In this, Luther partly succeeded. Some of the Roman Catholics were more stubborn than others, especially those within authority.

Martin Luther began to realize the flaws in the Catholic Church during one of his sermons. While in Romans 1:17, he read about how justification was brought by faith alone, not works. This was a life-changing discovery for Luther, because it wasn't what the Roman Catholic Church had been teaching him. The justification he knew, the justification he had previously been taught, was brought by faith and works; not just faith. After this realization, Martin Luther wrote his ninety-five Biblically sound theses. Every one of his theses were supported by The Bible. Unlike what some may think, Luther did not write his theses to attack the Church, he wrote them in order to have a discussion with other Monks and Priests on what to change about the Church. He then nailed his theses on the door of

For a long time the Bible was only written in Greek or Latin, but Luther wanted people to rely on what the Bible said and not what Priests and Monks said. Unfortunately, the release of this translation caused arguments and wars among all levels of authority. Eventually though, the Church was split in two. While the Roman Catholics continued to take their religion down the wrong path, the new Protestant Church was formed, where the Bible was the focus. Luther came out of hiding ten months later, and continued to publish books about the Bible. Some of his books talked more about his theses as well, and expanded on their