[Apologetics] German bishops praise Luther as 'teacher of the faith' (with my comment)

[Art Kelly]

Catholic World News
German bishops praise Luther as 'teacher of the faith'
August 12, 2016The German Catholic bishops' conference has issued a report praising Martin Luther as a "teacher of the faith."The Reformation in Ecumenical Perspective, a document of over 200 pages, argues that the Protestant Reformation was too often seen by Catholics "in a negative, derogatory light." The report-- issued by Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg, the chairman of the German bishops' ecumenical commission-- praised Luther for his "concern for renewal in repentance and conversion."The document went on to welcome closer ties between Catholics and Protestants, pointing especially to a joint Catholic-Lutheran statement issued in 1980 and a later 1999 statement on the question of justification. While doctrinal differences remain, the report says, they should "no longer have a Church-dividing effect."References:   
   - Martin Luther was a ‘teacher of the faith’, say German bishops (Catholic Herald)
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     Hide CommentsPosted by: Art Kelly - Today 12:58 AM ET USA     
   - The German bishops said differences between Catholics and Lutherans should “no longer have a church-dividing effect.” Really? I cannot think of many similarities between Catholicism and Lutheranism. Certainly not sacraments! Certainly not the primacy of the pope! It's nice that we have dialog, but that has not produced any agreement on important doctrines. Even on justification, there are major differences. Lutherans today do not believe in the Sacrament of Confession. 
 Art KellyTurris Fortis Mihi Deus
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