I believe the big problem for Protestantism is the 1500 year gap from the time of Christ to Martin Luther. Matin Luther is essentially saying Christians got it all wrong for 1500 years when he threw out the priesthood, apostolic succession, the sacraments, the mass, and the understanding of the special role of the blessed Virgin Mary flowing out of the Old Testament. All these beliefs had deep Christian roots going back to the earliest days of the apostles through the Middle Ages. Sure there was and is corruption among the hierarchy that needs to be rooted out, but Martin Luther seriously modified what peoples ancestors had believed going back centuries, without, in my opinion, giving sufficient justification. Protestantism subsequently broke Christian unity and weakened Europe by shattering religion into hundreds of different competing sects and upsetting the delicate balance between church and state.
The Virgin Mary, as practiced by the Catholic Church, may have had pagan roots that weren't so holy.
I think they merged the two beliefs.
Maybe Martin Luther...just a guess, not a declaration...maybe he didn't want to discuss the more unsavory aspects.
Not knocking on Catholics - there is so much beauty in the Catholic Church that inspires me. And many saints whose biographies I read for motivation to holiness.
Disconnect from all the propaganda against orthodoxy.
It is the one true church - and the only one who hasn’t budged an inch and has never been compromised since early Christianity.
The Christian orthodox religion predates the Catholics of today. And is the original “Catholic Church” that refused the pope - and sought to maintain autocephaly (google that).
The original Greek Orthodox Church even reads the Bible in its original koine Greek form.
It’s absolutely amazing how western Christian profiteers hid the truth from the west for so long - and changed the Bible and the faith year from year, simply because too many religious Americans and even priests never bothered to learn Greek.
It confounds me how an engineer is trained in mathematics, a lawyer in law... a doctor in medicine... and a priest - who has no other job other than to understand 2 books... can’t learn Greek...
Rasputin held no position in the Orthodox Church. He was a mystic.
The Orthodox Church predates all others. And dates back to the Byzantine empire.
More importantly. - it’s the only church that hasn’t moved an inch to woke culture bullshit.
Every other Christian church sways and changes with the wind. The Protestant and Catholics church’s are unrecognisable from 10 years ago - and will be less recognisable 10 years from now.
Suggest you look up rock and sand on YouTube by father Josiah trenham.
I believe the big problem for Protestantism is the 1500 year gap from the time of Christ to Martin Luther. Matin Luther is essentially saying Christians got it all wrong for 1500 years when he threw out the priesthood, apostolic succession, the sacraments, the mass, and the understanding of the special role of the blessed Virgin Mary flowing out of the Old Testament. All these beliefs had deep Christian roots going back to the earliest days of the apostles through the Middle Ages. Sure there was and is corruption among the hierarchy that needs to be rooted out, but Martin Luther seriously modified what peoples ancestors had believed going back centuries, without, in my opinion, giving sufficient justification. Protestantism subsequently broke Christian unity and weakened Europe by shattering religion into hundreds of different competing sects and upsetting the delicate balance between church and state.
The Virgin Mary, as practiced by the Catholic Church, may have had pagan roots that weren't so holy.
I think they merged the two beliefs.
Maybe Martin Luther...just a guess, not a declaration...maybe he didn't want to discuss the more unsavory aspects.
Not knocking on Catholics - there is so much beauty in the Catholic Church that inspires me. And many saints whose biographies I read for motivation to holiness.
Also not knocking on pagans.
Just some of the degenerate types.
I won't go into it more here.
Christian orthodoxy solves all your problems.
Disconnect from all the propaganda against orthodoxy.
It is the one true church - and the only one who hasn’t budged an inch and has never been compromised since early Christianity.
The Christian orthodox religion predates the Catholics of today. And is the original “Catholic Church” that refused the pope - and sought to maintain autocephaly (google that).
The original Greek Orthodox Church even reads the Bible in its original koine Greek form.
It’s absolutely amazing how western Christian profiteers hid the truth from the west for so long - and changed the Bible and the faith year from year, simply because too many religious Americans and even priests never bothered to learn Greek.
It confounds me how an engineer is trained in mathematics, a lawyer in law... a doctor in medicine... and a priest - who has no other job other than to understand 2 books... can’t learn Greek...
Is this meant to be a joke?
Rasputin held no position in the Orthodox Church. He was a mystic.
The Orthodox Church predates all others. And dates back to the Byzantine empire.
More importantly. - it’s the only church that hasn’t moved an inch to woke culture bullshit.
Every other Christian church sways and changes with the wind. The Protestant and Catholics church’s are unrecognisable from 10 years ago - and will be less recognisable 10 years from now.
Suggest you look up rock and sand on YouTube by father Josiah trenham.