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MARTIN LUTHER: THE RELUCTANT REVOLUTIONARY<br />
PROF. M. M. NINAN<br />
Topic Protestantism Catholicism<br />
Authority Final authority is God's word Final authority is the Pope and Magisterium. Pope is infallible when<br />
speaking "from the chair."<br />
Clergy Celibacy not required Celibacy required<br />
Communion Symbol of Christ's sacrifice on the cross The elements (bread and wine) become, through the ritual and authority<br />
of the priest, the actual body and blood of Jesus<br />
Leadership No Pope Pope is final human authority<br />
Mary<br />
Considered honorable and blessed<br />
woman, deny assumption and mediatrix<br />
office of Mary<br />
Mary is highly exalted. Assumption of Mary (CCC 966); "Advocate,<br />
Helper, Mediatrix" (CCC 969); Queen over all things (CCC 966); "All<br />
holy one" (CCC 2677); preserved from original sin (CCC 966); prayer is<br />
offered to Mary (CCC 971); second only to Jesus (Vatican Council II, p.<br />
421); she crushed the head of the serpent (Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis<br />
Deus)<br />
Purgatory Denies existence of Purgatory Purgatory is a place of purification after a person dies where he<br />
achieves holiness so as to enter into the joy of heaven (CCC 1030).<br />
Saints All who are Christians are called saints Saints are special individuals who do not have to pass through<br />
purgatory and have been declared by the Roman Catholic Church to be<br />
holy<br />
Sacraments<br />
Salvation<br />
Scripture<br />
Visible manifestation of God's work<br />
through Baptism and Communion<br />
By grace alone through faith alone in<br />
Christ alone<br />
66 Books in the Bible, does not contain<br />
the Apocrypha<br />
A means of grace and its infusion into the Catholic. The RC seven<br />
sacraments consist of Baptism, Confirmation, Communion, Confession,<br />
Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick.<br />
Through baptism, keeping commandments (CCC 2068), penance, and<br />
sacraments in the Catholic church.<br />
73 Books in the Bible, containing the Apocrypha<br />
Tradition Tradition is subservient to Scripture Tradition is equal to Scripture<br />
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