Reflections on Luther, the doors of the anniversary of his pseudo “reform”, for which nothing, the Catholics, They would be celebrated
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REFLECTIONS ON LUTHER, ALLE PORTE DELL’ANNIVERSARIO DELLA SUA PSEUDO “REFORM”, FOR WHICH NOTHING, THE CATHOLICS, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CELEBRATE
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"We Catholics have no reason to celebrate 31 October 1517, the date considered the beginning of the Reform that led to the Schism of Western Christianity "
[Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller¹]
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Author
Ariel S. Levi di Gualdo
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As they approach the celebration of pseudo-reform heresiarch Martin Luther, the fathers of’Patmos Island propose to the two short essays Readers: the first, drawn these days by John Cavalcoli ON, The second one, It is the revival of a written text and published over a year ago by Ariel S. Levi di Gualdo.
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the Supreme Pontiff Francis, during his visit at the center of worship of the Lutherans in Rome, donates the Reverend Jens-Martin Kruse a chalice for the holy Eucharistic celebrations. The question, very subdued and devout, is the following: to what purpose that gift, perhaps to celebrate the simple “memory of a Dinner“? By clicking on the photo you can see the Vatican Television movie, of which we recommend the vision by minute 6.15 following, which speaks repeatedly of “price” without ever naming the Eucharist, memorial of the holy and living sacrifice …
Luther wanted an internal reform of the Church, I wanted the purification and renewal, He wished that many believers were released by forms of mere popular superstition; and both of purification both of renewal is liberation from mere forms of popular superstition, the Church had deep need. The movement away from him and that after him came to life any reform but only a never break soon became schism has not yet generated; it more for interest and for political self-interest for the requirements and ideals of faith. This is the reason why I do not like to use the popular term - unfortunately, even in Catholic circles, indeed even repeatedly mentioned on The Osservatore Romano - The "Reformation". I believe that Luther would want a reform. His followers and those who have collected and appropriated his voice instead have combined to create a dramatic break in virtue of which the Catholic Church, soon led to a bath of healthy and perhaps even deserved realism, It was forced to react with internal reform: the Council of Trent, called in my opinion in a completely improper under the name of counter-reform also - unfortunately! - As part of what should be the most educated and highest theological and historical-theological studies promoted within our ecclesiastical academic institutions.
The Church reacted to the painful laceration through the means, language and effective ways and relevant adopted by the Council Fathers at that time their historical. But since the term "Tridentine" has become a sort of synonymous derogatory, unfortunately also for "theological" Catholic, you may lose the extraordinary significance of that great Council that the facts did the reform that Luther wanted, but that in part to his guilt, in part because of his blind and deaf Roman interlocutors, but above all because of the political and personal interests of many rulers, He could not pass.
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[1] From the book interview with the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Report on hope, 2016
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