[Natural Law]

"Now, did the German bishops act in a truly Christian manner? Unfortunately, no. The Reformation was fuelled in part by that, certainly. It succeeded because of the drive for power by the German princes, but it started because of the practices of the Church, sure."

Times change, people don't. Luther did not originate his 95 theses, he merely pulled a publicity stunt by making the internal debates of the Church.

The Romans had a statement; "Qui Bono", for whom the benefit? Luther's sponsors, the German princes who sought both independence from the Holy Roman Empire and the assets of the Church benefited greatly. It is a shame that so many remain dupes of those princes.

[MarkBsnr]

Times change, people don't. Luther did not originate his 95 theses, he merely pulled a publicity stunt by making the internal debates of the Church.

Well, I can't argue with that. The thing is that the justification of the posting became popular.

The Romans had a statement; "Qui Bono", for whom the benefit? Luther's sponsors, the German princes who sought both independence from the Holy Roman Empire and the assets of the Church benefited greatly. It is a shame that so many remain dupes of those princes.

Yup, the precedence goes back to Simon Magus for those who would use the Church for personal financial gains and power.