Zone1 Did Luther really nail his theses on a church door?

[Zebra]

Or is it just a legend?

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Or is it just a legend?

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Hmmmm. Wish I knew.

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[Zebra]

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Hmmmm. Wish I knew.

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It is probably a legend

Usually such theses were sent by letter

 

[Bleipriester]

Or is it just a legend?

How could we know?

If it is true, it was pure provocation, though, as nobody of the regular population could even read his own language.
The reformation was carried out by Reformators who spoke to the public, not wrote any stuff nobody could read.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

How could we know?

If it is true, it was pure provocation, though, as nobody of the regular population could even read his own language.
The reformation was carried out by Reformators who spoke to the public, not wrote any stuff nobody could read.

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Good point.

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[Zebra]

Luther wrote his theses in Latin, addressed to well educated theologians. On a church door theses texts would be of little use.

 

[my2¢]

I'll go with "probably" Martin Luther posted his thesis to a church door. From what I've read, church doors were used as community bulletin boards back in the day.

 

[0311]

Or is it just a legend?

As my wife (former Cistercian Nun) Martin Luther nailed his Theses to the door, only to see it torn down. He then protested saying the Church should be open to pubic criticism. He was then excommunicated for speaking out against Catholic Doctrine.

 

[Zebra]

As my wife (former Cistercian Nun) Martin Luther nailed his Theses to the door, only to see it torn down. He then protested saying the Church should be open to pubic criticism. He was then excommunicated for speaking out against Catholic Doctrine.

Never heard this version.

 

[Zebra]

Luther‘s theses were against indulgencies.
Then he did not oppose Catholic doctrine.
He even praised the Pope in certain points

 

[Zebra]

I'll go with "probably" Martin Luther posted his thesis to a church door. From what I've read, church doors were used as community bulletin boards back in the day.

Maybe. But not for disputes in Latin.

 

[0311]

Never heard this version.

Martin Luther was a professional shit disturber. He had long list problems with the Roman Church. Luther finally got fed and posted them. Going the Roman Church was the wrongest of wrong ideas.

 

[0311]

Luther‘s theses were against indulgencies.
Then he did not oppose Catholic doctrine.
He even praised the Pope in certain points

One of many problems Luther had with the Roman Church. They used that as the reason to toss him.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

Luther‘s theses were against indulgencies.
Then he did not oppose Catholic doctrine.
He even praised the Pope in certain points

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Interesting. If we're talking about the elite "buying" indulgences, I agree with him. I, personally, earn my indulgences by regular Mass attendance, Confession, Holy Communion, et cetera, and other devotions.

Is it the centuries of his followers that made up the things that modern Lutherans believe, like Catholics "worshiping" the Virgin Mary and believing things that are not in the Bible?

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[Anathema]

Never heard this version.

That is the version I heard throughout my youth growing up in a LCMS (Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod) church and family. That is how all the Lutheran pastors and teachers in my family describe it as well.

 

[Zebra]

Martin Luther was a professional shit disturber. He had long list problems with the Roman Church. Luther finally got fed and posted them. Going the Roman Church was the wrongest of wrong ideas.

He hadbeen a devout Catholic for a long time

 

[Zebra]

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Interesting. If we're talking about the elite "buying" indulgences, I agree with him. I, personally, earn my indulgences by regular Mass attendance, Confession, Holy Communion, et cetera, and other devotions.

Is it the centuries of his followers that made up the things that modern Lutherans believe, like Catholics "worshiping" the Virgin Mary and believing things that are not in the Bible?

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So it is.
And the then Pope needed money, so he had the idea of selling indulgencies.
The present CatholicChurch would never do that.

 

[Zebra]

That is the version I heard throughout my youth growing up in a LCMS (Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod) church and family. That is how all the Lutheran pastors and teachers in my family describe it as well.

It was a legend passed on from one to another.

 

[0311]

He hadbeen a devout Catholic for a long time

Operative being, "Had Been".

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Luther‘s theses were against indulgencies.
Then he did not oppose Catholic doctrine.
He even praised the Pope in certain points

Do you agree with him on this