For a hatchet job on Luther, see “Luther: 500 Years After,” by Russell Shaw, former information director of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Shaw praises the republication of Paul Hacker’s 1966 book, The Ego in Faith. Martin Luther and the Origin of Anthropocentric Religion. The new 2017 edition of Hacker comes with “an informative […]
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Three Ways to Obtain an Indulgence During 100th Anniversary of Fatima – Maria Rondon Indulgences are alive and well. Read more here. Muslim College Takes Over Campus of Lutheran Seminary in Berkeley – John Ellis Read it and weep.
The BIG celebration for Catholics in October 2017 is _______?
Not the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, but the 100th Anniversary of Fatima. And it’s coming next week. Read more here.
From Conflict to Communion – 12 issues
Here’s a sample: #1: Lutherans and Catholics agree/disagree on baptism. #4: C2C conceals the Catholic rejection of “faith alone.” #6: Why not rescind the 1521 excommunication of Luther? # 10: Mary, Mary, why are they hiding you? #11: What about ordaining women? Read more here.
From Conflict to Communion: Can We Talk? The LWF says “No.”
From Conflict to Communion (C2C) is an LWF-Vatican guide to commemorating the 500 th Anniversary of the Reformation. Unfortunately C2C wants to control the conversation so that real differences are not discussed. Where do things really stand between Lutherans and Catholics today? Read more here.