Obviously the term "Protestant" indicates that the adherents were protesting CERTAIN practices and beliefs of the Catholic Church and as the Reformation advanced Reformers added to the list of tenets they were protesting. However, it must be noted that most of the major tenets of Catholicism (the Incarnation, the Divinity of Jesus Christ, the Resurrection and Ascension, the Trinity etc.) were NEVER questioned (though I have recently come across some non-Mormon Christian FReepers who disavow the Trinity).
As best I can tell, Protestant problems with Catholic Marian teachings were almost nonexistent until the Immaculate Conception was made dogma in the mid-19th Century and much of this is based upon total misconception of what the Immaculate Conception actually is.
Precisely. As an example consider the Confession of Augburg, adopted 1530, in which 21 of the 30 articles pertain to matters of agreement, including Sin, Justification, Good Works, and the Sacraments.
As best I can tell, Protestant problems with Catholic Marian teachings were almost nonexistent until the Immaculate Conception was made dogma in the mid-19th Century and much of this is based upon total misconception of what the Immaculate Conception actually is
The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception places the focus squarely on the sacrifice of Christ and states that only this merit is what preserved the Blessed Mother from original sin--nothing that she did to earn or deserve this.
How much more Lutheran can you get? ;-)