@@mr.discreet7268 Hahaha I didn't even think of that as I was making this video. I should've dropped a reference to that one. I mean yeah, I still identify as a Presbyterian (always have), and my thoughts on Luther haven't changed since I made that vlog, but the Lutheran church I'm currently going to is really wonderful.

​@@HarkVlogs woah, skimmed more and liked that you mentioned Pius XI and St. Paul VI. Though I thought the Feast of Christ the King was in response to anti-clerical governments like Mexico at the time and not against nationalism. Like I thought Franco was praised by Pius XI and/or later pontiffs. I'm rambling but you seem like an interesting figure. In your older video, I saw a 2010s "Bieber cut" guy and was just wondering what became of him.

@@mr.discreet7268 My understanding was that Pius' writings establishing the feast (beginning with Ubi Arcano Dei Consilio in 1922 and officially creating the feast in 1925 with Quas Primas) preceeded the 1926 writings on anticlericalism in Mexico. For the point I'm making in the sermon, I'm mainly taking his words directly about the feast at face value, which are mostly about nationalism. Perhaps denouncing anticlericalism was in the subtext or surrounding text, though, but when he was specifically talking about Christ as King, antinationalism seemed to be his main rhetorical point. What happened to the 2010s Bieber cut guy? 😂 He's still there, deep inside, but he prefers to think of his hair as reminiscent of a Beatles fringe cut, and he still wants to make silly KZbin vlogs but he hasn't the time.

@HarkVlogs I wish you (and the entire planet) were Catholic, but best of luck. I was simply trying to confirm the authenticity of the infamous Luther quotes. I've heard Dr. Jordan Cooper in a video cringe say something like "Yeah... we don't talk of Luther's later writings" Being influenced by a man whose not necessarily regarded as saintly upon his death is really interesting to me. Like, yeah Saint Mary of Egypt was a prostitute or Saint Augustine had his son out of wedlock, but in the end, they are enjoying beatitude. Unless I'm mistaken, Lutherans don't speak so authoritatively on Luther's salvation, though I know Martin Luther icons exist, halo and all.

@@Adistantcat Thank you this really means a lot!!!!!

There is strong evidence that Paul the Apostle was gay and deeply ashamed of it so the very un-christlike anti-gay rhetoric came from his posturing. Tale as old as time.

@@johncalabria1607 Those are both good questions. First of all, in the Lutheran church, we only have two sacraments: baptism and the eucharist. Marriage is not considered a sacrament. But more to the point of your question, we perform and bless gay marriages just the same as straight ones. We teach that it's neither a sin to be LGBTQIA+, nor is it sinful to be in a same-sex relationship. We teach that the passages in the Bible that are typically cited against same-sex relationships are often misunderstood and don't apply to loving same-sex relationships today. As for sex outside of marriage, we do not teach that it is a sin as long as both partners are fully consenting and there isn't any kind of abuse happening.

@@HarkVlogs okay, thanks for the clarification! It was a thought a thought provoking sermon, thank you for sharing it

Cool fanfic bro 😎

Thank you Joan!!!

@@PinkiePieSprinkles Life is busy, but maybe I can put something out later this year :)

It was a joke. I wasn't actually going to dump it in the river.

Yeah like I said I don't actually believe in the curse it's just fun to pretend

The point I was trying to make is that Luther's anti-Semitism was part of a long tradition of anti-Semitism that gave rise to and enabled Nazi ideology. Just check out this piece in the Sojourners: sojo.net/articles/nazis-exploited-martin-luther-s-legacy-berlin-exhibit-highlights-how