I think all agree that Luther was passionate and conflicted. He certainly lived in a different time and we cannot expect his views to match ours. He was raised in a strict environment and relentlessly pursued his vocation in a serious manner. The hypocrisy of his beloved Church tortured him into a path that he could not see in advance where it led. But once on it he never wavered. He stuck to his convictions though it must have seemed like his world had turned upside down.