October 31, 2017 is the 500th anniversary of one of the most important events of Western history. It was then that German monk Martin Luther presented his Ninety Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences to his immediate ecclesiastical superior.
Catholic journalist Peter Stanford explains the importance of Luther’s actions to Western society:
Military historian Thomas Leckwold explains what prompted Luther to write his 95 Theses:
Peter Stanford elaborates:
It was not Luther’s intent to start a religious revolution, but rather to rid the Roman Catholic Church of corruption, something that the current leader of the Roman Catholic Church is trying to do.
From Voice of America, 12/16/16:
“Dear brothers, it’s not the wrinkles in the church that you should fear, but the stains!” he said.
A CBS story from one year ago describes Pope Francis as acknowledging the corruption that Luther spoke against:
They are the same abuses Francis has criticized in the 21st-century Catholic Church he now leads.”
One does not have to be a theist in order to appreciate what Luther did 500 years ago. He set into motion a movement that resulted in Westerners gaining freedoms of speech, press and religion, which is why Peter Stanford’s above-quoted commentary is appropriately titled Five centuries on, Martin Luther should be feted as hero of liberty and free speech.
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