catholics writing the nation
catholics writing the nation
HELP!!! Understanding Martin LUTHER?
I recently read Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, written by Martin Luther, the leader of the Reformation.
The excerpt from it is about how Romanists have built three walls, and how they need to be broken to reform ourselves.
So my questions are these:
What are the three walls all about? Explain them please.
And Who are the Romanists? catholic church Clergy? Roman Catholics in general??
Help me understand this excerpt thanks.
In addition to the answers above, I'd point out that Martin Luther *was* a Catholic priest!
He obviously wasn't talking about "Catholics" in general because he was one.
The "Romanists" are the pope and the cardinals who held power in Rome and who claimed to wield authority over all princes, all bishops, all temporal power, and indeed over all baptized Christians.
Luther on the other hand is saying that all baptized Christians are priests before God, and that the pope and cardinals of Rome are not superior to any believer.
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