Another reason why I am comforted being an LCMS elder.
Yesterday was Reformation Day, of course. On the way home from the Reformation service (where I got to blow out all the dust from the organ pipes playing “A Mighty Fortress,” but I digress) I put on Relevant Radio, the Catholic network, and got to hear all the reasons Martin Luther was a heretic and the worst thing that ever happened to the One True Church, and why indulgences are really a good thing, when they aren’t screwed with like Tetzel did. I had to keep from laughing out loud, considering the present Shoes of the Fisherman guy, who is the worst thing that happened to the church than the original Jesuit, Ignatius. (At least Francis Xavier, the “other” Francis and the best Jesuit there ever was, preached the gospel throughout Asia and brought 1/4 of the 16th century samurai into the Kingdom.)
Well, thanks, you just converted me from a life-long Catholic to whatever you are!! Good job. /s