Happy Reformation Day! For those unfamiliar: Reformation Day is a Protestant religious holiday celebrated on October 31. It recognizes the day German monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Church in 1517. This act is commemorated as the official starting point of the Protestant Reformation. Luther believed the Word of God was the supreme authority for the Christian faith, rather than tradition or papal decrees. He wrote his 95 Theses to express his growing concern with the corruption within the Church. In it, he called for a full reform of the Catholic Church and challenged other scholars to debate with him on matters of church policy, most prominent was the matter of church officials selling indulgences.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:05:00 +0000
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