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"Lutherans, Catholics observe Reformation"
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"Nearly 500 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a German church, beginning the Protestant Reformation that led millions to break with the Roman Catholic Church and ushered in more than a century of conflict and war.
The Vatican recently announced that Pope Francis will participate in a joint Lutheran-Catholic worship service in Sweden in October, beginning a series of events planned for 2017 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation...
Some Catholics have criticized the notion of a pope celebrating the anniversary of a schism.
Francis addressed the troubled history between the Christian churches as he led an ecumenical vespers service at a basilica in Rome recently and appealed for forgiveness for 'the sin of our divisions, an open wound in the Body of Christ.'
The year 2017 is also the 50th anniversary of the start of an international dialogue between Catholic and Lutheran theologians. The dialogue produced a significant document in 1999, the 'Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification,' which established a common understanding on core questions about sin and salvation. In 2013, the two bodies published a joint study document, 'From Conflict to Communion.'...
Francis stirred up a controversy last year when he visited a Lutheran church in Rome and, during a question-and-answer session, suggested to a Lutheran woman married to a Catholic man that perhaps, if her conscience permitted, she could receive Communion in her husband's church.
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