[HereInTheHeartland]

“If the Protestant Revolution had not happened, every westerner would still be united in religion, philosophy, morals and share a common culture, educated language, history, art, literature and music.”

No.
The Catholic Church was a corrupt vessel at the time Luther took the stage.
Luther helped to root out the corruption and rot.
You should thank Luther instead of condemning him.

[vladimir998]

You wrote:

“No.
The Catholic Church was a corrupt vessel at the time Luther took the stage.”

No. That is a myth - as I posted earlier (I believe in this thread, but I would have to go back and look).

“Luther helped to root out the corruption and rot.”

No. He replaced some corruption with heresies and false practices. He was corrupt. He was a heretic. He was a schismatic.

“You should thank Luther instead of condemning him.”

I will do neither. I have nothing to thank him for. And condemning him is God’s job not mine. It is God’s choice not mine. I instead will simply evaluate Luther as he stood: heretic and schismatic.