How the Reformation Shaped Your World | 5 Minute Video

Can one man change the world? The life and work of Martin Luther prove the answer to that question is an unqualified, “yes.” Stephen Cornils of the Wartburg Theological Seminary details the rebellion that fractured a centuries-old religion and changed the course of history.
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Script:
Five hundred years ago, on October 31, 1517, a German Catholic monk by the name of Martin Luther posted some complaints he had about the Catholic Church on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany.
Luther was upset by the Church practice of selling what were known as “indulgences” to wealthy patrons. Indulgences might be loosely described as “get out of hell free” cards: pay this amount to the Church and the Church would make sure you don’t suffer unduly for your sins in the hereafter.
Luther felt very strongly that the practice not only made the Church look bad in the eyes of the common people, but had no scriptural basis. He believed the Church needed to reform itself or would lose its legitimacy.
Nobody, including Luther, thought that his complaints-and he had made a list of 95 of them-would amount to much. He simply wanted to spark a discussion on an issue that deeply concerned him. Instead, he set off a chain reaction that literally changed the course of history.
The name we give to this change is the Protestant Reformation.
Had Luther limited his criticism of the Church to indulgences as his friend, the Dutch scholar Erasmus, urged him to do, the matter might have been resolved and the old order preserved. But the headstrong Luther was not someone to be restrained.
Luther was what we could call today a flawed individual. He was brilliant and charismatic, but he was also vindictive and stubborn to a fault, and at the end of his life, sadly anti-Semitic.
Luther believed there should be no separation between the Bible and the believer. Every individual should have access to the word of God, Luther contended, as any priest did-or even the Pope. We take this view for granted now, but in the 16th century it was a radical concept.
And here’s why:
For more than a thousand years, the Church had been the dominant religious and political authority in Europe. It alone taught Christians how to understand the Bible. Luther was now challenging the very basis of this authority.
Not surprisingly, the Church didn’t take it well. What began as a squabble between a bold monk and the Catholic hierarchy soon developed into a titanic and bloody struggle that split Europe into opposing religious factions.
But the consequences of Luther’s ideas extended far beyond a religious dispute. It’s not an exaggeration to say that as a result of Luther’s ideas the modern individual was born-a free actor endowed with God-given rights that exist independent of government or any other institution. Each person could find those rights by reading and interpreting the Bible for himself.
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[@kenneth9343]

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[@georgehennon7781]

From the UK

[@4n0n87]

and from Chicago!

[@miyu-miyu9771]

from Sendai, Japan (´ ▽｀).。ｏ♡

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From philippines

[@miyu-miyu9771]

From Flat Earth 😂

[@Darth_Vader258]

Merry Christmas from a Catholic.

[@heathensaplenty4184]

The Real Truth Believe in the basic teachings of the faith (the creed, the commandments, the sacraments etc.) and be baptised. There is presently a high profile attempt to make catholicism mean half baked hippyism, but, blessedly, the church is very resiliant against doctrinal change. the Popes job is to clarify and hand on what we already believe. Many seem not to know it, but it is beyond the limits of his official authority to add new revelations or contradict prior doctrines.

[@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard]

Merry Christmas from a catholic, Darth Vader

[@rarerepair]

Darth Vader Merry Christmas

[@Joybearer]

@@roya4262 Thankfully, people like you will go to hell and not mix around with people who are persecuted and mocked by people like you.

[@fabrizio483]

@@roya4262 WOW, so much for the Christmas spirit. Go outside, dude. You're bitter and unbearable.

[@toughmanrandysavage3077]

He looks like a more energetic Joe Biden xD

[@tranminhquan4531]

I also feel that lol

[@karstenschoenberg9736]

Funny I was thinking the same thing

[@stayswervin554]

Doesn’t he

[@canadafirst804]

Said this before in another comment but if i put it here it will be at the top in a way. Indulgences were not "sold" to the wealthy that would be the sin of simony. an indulgence was in effect a pardon from temporal punishment, that being the state which ruled them, Luther revolted against the church because he was angry with the church not giving the bible to all he also ignored that most people back then could not read or write in there own native language let alone Latin. the "rights" the Luther gave us were none, it was the Germanic tribes after the fall of the roman empire along with the catholic church and roman philosophies.

[@biegaliusz4439]

I'm glad that in Poland we had no religious war between Protestants and Catholics

[@jakobeholland7881]

Biegaliusz because you know what the truth is Catholicism

[@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard]

In Spain we did not have any either.

[@CatholicTraditional]

Because everyone was Catholic.

[@pokenaut7803]

@@Catholic-Redpilled-Spaniard But personally, I think you need to get back the Inquisition to fight those Muslims.

[@dariusalexandru9536]

@@CatholicTraditional fals orthodox church is same as old as the catholic one

[@fandora3364]

2:17 Proof that Denmark is a fictional place

[@coconutmuncher]

Video made by the SVERIGE Gang

[@Robotomy101]

im bad at geography

[@tobak952]

hey, put that back, i live there! ;P Jokes aside, Prager U`s maps are just as reliable as the rest of their content...

[@VittamarFasuthAkbin]

@@tobak952 so, mostly correct?

[@tobak952]

@@VittamarFasuthAkbin no, ridden with bad research and direct lies

[@burkardhanis]

might be interesting to hear the Catholic view on this from someone like Bp Robert Barron.

[@aidantetreault5187]

Barron would not be the right person for a reaction

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

@@cuber759 :)

[@tennisluis6208]

Hopefully these will be understood as objective historical facts and not biased partisan points: Jesus Christ founded ONE Church (not 30,000 different denominations) (Matthew 16:18) Jesus declared that His Church would never be defeated by the gates of hell (or human invention) Jesus left a “prime minister” to lead His Church in his physical absence from Earth. That leader was, is and will always be the Pope (albeit some better than others) Jesus did not become incarnate to simply write a “book”, He founded a Church and instituted The Eucharist so as to give us His grace to have Eternal Life (John Chapter 6)- This of course is the one and only teaching which caused many of His followers to turn their backs and walk away from Him(Jn 6:67) and sadly still does. The Protestant Reformation is either ignorance or little more than humanity stating: “Lord, we know what you want…but we want what we want and we choose to worship You not like you commanded us but as we happen to desire”.

[@sw8741]

@@tennisluis6208 LOL...........Jesus wrote a book and gave us a Pope? Bet you don't even have a clue what the most significant revelation Martin Luther came up with. So keep on thinking the "eurcharist" saves you. Or perhaps pick up a Bible and read it without all the man made liturgy.

[@ericwalker2819]

Good job Prager University you just started a Holy war beteen Catholics and Protestants in a youtube comment section.

[@slukky]

It's about time. Catholics don't belong in the U.S. any more than fundamentalcase Muslims, ZioNazis, & Dispensationalists.

[@stavechurch9973]

I seen that coming 2 minutes into the video. Suddenly feel I'm in 19th century Ireland...

[@stavechurch9973]

ukkr - You are probably correct. Sould not have used that example as I'm not Irish.

[@acts2211]

I think Holy War is a bit of an overstatement but I will say that I'm appalled that in a different lead on this KZbin video one person said the Protestants can't know truth and another person said only Catholics will be in heaven..... ignorance is mind-blowing

[@Pomiferous]

It goes way back before Prager U --Eric

[@Patrick.Henry1776]

Protestant propaganda on the greatest heretic of all time (Luther) ... UNSUBSCRIBED

[@FranciscoSilva-ji5ll]

" And i tell you that you are luther, and upon this Luther I will build my church, 15 centuries from now.For Until then, all theologians, saints and church leaders will be devoid from the Holy Spirit, and will be incapable of interpreting my word"#ThingsJesusNeverSaid

[@hectordanielsanchezcobo1773]

Well protestants do not believe Luther started their beliefs, througout history one can find people before Luther who professed his beliefs and were persecuted and murdered by the Catholic Church, like John Huss, Wycliff, Jerome of Prague, Peter of Bruys, Vigilantius, Jovinian, and many many others.

[@kenabbott8585]

"And I tell you that you will be the next Jesus, and that you, not I, will decide who gets to heaven. You, not I, will decide what is and is not God's word. And everybody who takes his mantle after you will also have greater authority than I. And, y'know, feel free to gather more power and wealth for yourself while you're at it." #ThingsJesusAlsoNeverSaid

[@watchmanonthewall]

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death. Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:14‭-‬15 The problem with the Catholic church is they killed people who interested scripture differently and handed bibles over to common people.

[@unclejoe3397]

@@hectordanielsanchezcobo1773 exactly!

[@janetbaker3616]

@@hectordanielsanchezcobo1773 God didn't build His church on Peter (ie humans) either. But on a faith such as Peter 's.

[@Gpacharlie]

WoW! A great summation except you forgot that Luther deleted books from the Bible and wanted to delete the book of James. And what about English Protestant brutality against Catholics including hunting and killing priests and banning Catholic practice of their Christian religion that was practiced for 1500 years, perhaps you should be drawn and quartered for this anti-history.

[@sjc9393]

He also added the word "alone" to his translation.

[@sw8741]

You mean the same treatment the Catholic Church mete out to those who dared defy the church? Funny, you seem to see things through the lens of Individual Rights of today. That is ironic.

[@tonysoprano1462]

But i think Catholic is better.

[@class.C]

Duh.

[@jennychuang808]

Toàn Nguyễn you “ think” ?

[@arifakyuz7673]

He is Vietnamese, the Christians there are Catholics.

[@class.C]

@Blasian Babies i think the wealth would be in better hands than America tbh, coming from an American living in Cali

[@taylorsukoshi6126]

I think Taiwan is the real China.

[@rhythmoriented]

Shocker! Another comment section with people of different religious beliefs at each other’s throats. Martin Luther is NOT being praised, but explained. Deeply flawed, but historically relevant...very relevant.

[@THXx1138]

And who sponsored this video????? Can't you see??

[@rhythmoriented]

THX 1138 of course I see. The sociology on these comment sections is fascinating. Blaming, stereotyping, demonizing are all on display. These videos don’t create it. They expose how ugly human beings can be. And the growing number of subscribers (now over 1.9 million) means Prager U is doing something right. Long after the shouting matches in the comment sections, the videos will continue to exist as brief educational presentations that act as introductions to various topics.

[@jeremygarst394]

There's too much misinformation about indulgences and this video spreads it! An indulgence is something you do which usually involves going to confession, receiving communion, praying, and doing something charitable such as giving money to the Church, in order to obtain more of God's grace to get you through purgatory "faster." I'm not saying they've never been abused in the past, but the explanation in this video is very misleading.

[@OutnBacker]

It's a 5 minute video, attempting to encapsulate the most important event in the history of the world, after the birth of Christ. I'm not surprised at the brevity.

[@doomtrooper3184]

Note to those who doesn't know: Purgaroty is not the same thing as hell, in purgatory someone is cleaned himself from his sins (also women obviously, If there are feminazis), in hell someone is punished by the eternity because of their sins that he didn't repent

[@eliaslopez0219]

There is a difference between the indulgence 600 years ago and the indulgence today. If what you have described is the meaning of indulgence centuries ago, then Martin Luther wouldn't have a need to create his 95 thesis. Indulgence in the past were used in order to pay off a debt of a priest to the pope. It was used as a free pass in order to get into heaven which Martin Luther opposed because the practice is not within the context of the Bible.

[@DeclanReimer]

ᜁᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔ᜇ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ ᜀᜊᜇ no.

[@renzcruz351]

Yes it is a little misinformed but it still caused the wrongdoings of the Catholic Church, and it still has no biblical representation in the bible so smoosh the bible in your face and read evry chapter of the old and new tetament and see if indulgences is a part of the bible

[@privatem5334]

This is an inaccurate half truth video. Someone didn't do their homework.

[@hondata974]

It's PragerUrine for crying out loud. When do they ever do their homework? They lie about net neutrality, climate change, fossil fuels, healthcare, and atheism.

[@privatem5334]

I am only referring to this video as half truth. Catholicism is attacked on a daily basis especially by protestants. They don't have a good understanding about Catholicism. I've already seen some comments examples of the problems with video so check them out or go do your research yourself. By the way I'm no ignorant leftist.

[@henrybn14ar]

That's PragerU for you.

[@henrybn14ar]

@Npc# 70954321789 the video is claiming for Protestantism things which existed long before. Much of Luther was only a repetition of 500 year old Orthodox criticisms. Luther should just have taken himself off to Mount Athos.

[@cpfalcon51]

Examples please...? Or are you just here to cast stones

[@thomaspomeroy5678]

There was lots of Democracy in Catholic Monasteries as they elected abbots. There were long term republics in Venice and other Catholic Italian city States. Please don't tell me that our form of government is "Protestant", much of our Republic was modeled after the VENETIAN Republic which was Catholic. I normally really like Prager U videos, but the history in this video is not very accurate.

[@slukky]

Read Montesquieu. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montesquieu

[@Titan_640]

The Venetian republic didn’t separate church and state

[@shostycellist]

I was surprized he said indulgences were a get out of *hell* card. Indulgence were a get out of *purgetory* card - big difference. Otherwise I agree with the video. BTW, I'm a Lutheran, not Catholic.

[@LoantakaBrook]

This video is a Protestant's opinion

[@daveallan9007]

You still cant buy your way to heaven either way

[@shostycellist]

@@daveallan9007 Agreed!

[@kornelszecsi6512]

​@@daveallan9007It is not even about 'buying' your way.

[@francisbaylon2834]

Thanks to Luther, false churches sprouted and lead so many souls astray

[@ML-rd6ci]

"Protestantism is the road to atheism" "To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant" - John Henry Newman (ex-Protestant)

[@carloswater7]

That could be debatable, because atheistm existed before protestantism.

[@carloswater7]

That could be debatable, because atheism existed even before Protestantism.

[@DeoVindice999]

Carlos Reyes That's not really an argument. I could say "socialism is the road to tyranny" and some leftie could come and say "that's debatable, because tyranny existed before socialism". Not that I agree with the original statement about Protestantism.

[@thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246]

And look at the western world now

[@randomuser6306]

@@thereisnosalvationoutsidet3246 I have 2 words for you: Pope Francis.

[@stephenkihanya6025]

“THE JEWS AND THIER LIES” By DR Martin Luther. It’s an interesting read.

[@Pomiferous]

Think I will pass.He is just another white european with some ideas.

[@stephenkihanya6025]

Double D He mostly speaks of Jewish ideas. He reflects on them to the readers. If you don’t want to go through him, find an original Talmud and read it yourself. Trust me, you’ll be baffled at the end.

[@Pomiferous]

@@stephenkihanya6025 How long of a read is an original Talmud ?

[@grimtygranule5125]

@@Pomiferous I hope you realize that most of Europe at the time was white Europeons. And a great many of them also had ideas. It's just that most of them didn't speak their ideas until the reformation was getting close to starting.

[@Pomiferous]

@@grimtygranule5125 The left constantly belittles Americas original political leaders for being exclusively white.Why they don't apply the same standard to Europe is hard to guess.

[@GovtWatchdog]

The Catholic Church did not try to hold onto power by keeping the word of God from God’s people. That’s absolutely disgusting to accuse or even suggest the Catholic Church of such a thing. Shame on you Prager.

[@1973Saved]

SHAME ON YOU, for your ignorance on this matter, & for persecuting others for speaking the truth, you're a good example of your Catholic Church, STILL lying to conceal your wicked ways. Try reading actual historic accounts of what the Cath. Church did to REAL Christians, who loved & lived by the Word of God. You can find these things in 'Foxes Book of Martyrs', Martyrs 'Mirror', 'Trail Of Blood' etc., much of it written by Cath. historians themselves because they had no shame. CATHOLICS talking about how they took groups of men, women & children to various towns in Europe & burned them at the stake for the sin of "Heresy", because they did things like baptize the BIBLICAL way (by immersion of believers) rather than sprinkling babies, which Catholics STILL do, INSTEAD of God's way depicted in the Bible, as well as OTHER heinous things they did to those that followed Christ & the Bible rather than their evil Church. Those things were often done as 'examples' to others not to defy the "Catholic Church". Go online & look up the Spanish Inquisition (for an example).

[@David13Rome]

@@1973Saved You equally lie or conveniently exclude the violence protestants committed against Catholics. There is plenty of evil acts to go around. SHAME ON YOU for not being honest enough to admit the atrocities committed by your church. There's plenty of lies you protestants still want to pass off to vilify the Catholic church. Don't forget there's a commandment about that. Thou shalt not bear false witness. This whole video is a very one-sided story that leaves out the atrocities committed by the hussites against Catholic clergy. Had that nor been done I doubt you would have seen the execution of the heretics, (just my opinon). Once again, there were many atrocities committed by both sides but lack of honesty feeds your hate against a group of people that worship the same God you do.

[@jenex5608]

They did

[@paulandbeauoutdoors2685]

Really. Read the history. The printing press is the only thing that made them change.

[@graceforallministries6392]

I think that the Catholic Church started off Biblical but somewhere down the line, man became politically greedy and much more. Martin Luther was not trying to against the Catholic Church, he was trying to Reform it back to it's biblical roots but they did not want to be Reformed, they wanted to hold on to their own selfish political wealth and that's why we have a Protestant Reformation.

[@megamaniac76]

I'm a Catholic. I disagree with the Pope on immigration, Islam, and global warming. I think Priests that are guilty of child molestation should be punished. While I don't go to church much, I have read the Bible (several times), and still consider myself a Catholic. Martin Luther was similar. While he disagreed with the Church, he never stopped being a Catholic. I suppose everyone gets to make up their own mind, but for me the sins of the Church both past and present do not rise a level that calls for abandonment. So, I, for one, will not abandon the Church for light or transient causes. The Church has always been a guiding light for the world, and continues to be so today. The Catholic Church is the rock which Christ built his Church. Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.- Matthew 16:17-19

[@connorfitzpatrick622]

Can I petition you to go to church more? The more people like yourself are engaged with the church the more positive change can happen. Never cede the ground to those that would do evil.

[@megamaniac76]

@@connorfitzpatrick622 I'll see, maybe make it a New Year's resolution. One problem though is now I carry everyday and state law doesnt give exception to carrying on church property that is also a school property while there are church services (which my local Catholic Church is). However, there are churches that are a further drive that probably would not be considered school property and I might be able to attend those churches.

[@ProfessorPicke]

>i don't go to church much stopped reading

[@class.C]

Do u not trust God to protect you while you carry out his will by going to church? I am unarmed and still go every Sunday

[@zertyzoo9493]

spooks _ God helps those who help themselves. It's your choice whether or not you want to bear arms but don't not do it because you expect a miracle to save you.

[@kevinpatriotwashington9324]

So slanted towards pro-protestant view of The Deformation. You left out SOOOO MUCH. Luther was a "free actor" alright. Many believe he was prideful and selfish. No mention of his desire to marry after taking vows of celebecy. Now there are 10,000+ protestant churches... That's good? Hmm.

[@stevied3400]

That's not what indulgences are.

[@natesnautical]

Stephen Darrenkamp that’s exactly what they are, Catholicism is based on tradition instead of the truth in the Bible.

[@stevied3400]

Nate Lewis I’ve studied Catholicism for 28 years. I think I know what indulgences are lol

[@efgarizona950]

www.gotquestions.org/plenary-indulgences.html

[@FreeRadical7118]

*Stephen Darrenkamp* _I think I know what indulgences are lol_ Yet, you don't share your information with us. Is it not persuasive enough? Might it hold you up for ridicule? Is this how the RCC has cultured you? Can you bring us support for your claim? You should learn to pique our curiosity, not issue mere baseless opinion.

[@lillianmanuel4956]

Yeah, if anything, Confession is "get out of hell free," indulges are "get out of purgatory/shorten your time in purgatory free"

[@nathanngumi8467]

Interesting. True, abuse of indulgences was the particular grievance that motivated Martin Luther to write and nail his 95-point protest in Wittenberg under the cover of darkness on October 31, 1517. But to describe indulgences as a get-out-of-hell-free card is inaccurate, even if at the time up to today some may misunderstand them to be so.

[@1lebero]

Relax my man. He is just giving the overall view of the general idea behind the historical reformation event. This is just a 5 minute video not a lecture or a detailed discussion on church theological doctrines. This is KZbin not church.

[@onlylove556]

Yes it's a five-minute of false information, as if Luther printed the first German Bible they were other German Bibles before Luther's...

[@eduardog8201]

Martin Luther was an arrogant, proud vulgar and vindictive person and the longer he was away from the Church the more bloodthirsty he got. Luther was so vindictive that while the Muslim invasions were going on throughout Europe he ordered protestants not to intervene in order to weaken the Catholics (who saved Europe from Islam) With the protestant reformation Europe lost 5 million Catholics which would be reversed by the miraculous apparition of the Virgin Mary in Mexico known as our lady of Guadalupe imprinted on the tilma (cloak) of a native in Mexico which would convert 9 million to the Catholic faith On the tilma our lady appears standing on a crescent moon effectively saying she will defeat that false religion as well (islam) Facts about the tilma 1. The temperature of the tilma is always the same no matter the temperature of the building it's in and it is the same as a live human 2. A regular tilma from that time period would have disintegrated by now yet it is in perfect condition after 500 years 3. There are no colors on the tilma scientists can't explain how the image was basically imprinted on the tilma 4. The image actually hovers 3mm or so above the tilma 5. In the eyes of the tilma you can see the image of Juan Diego basically as you would see a reflection in a regular persons eyes 6. In the 1920s a freemason planted a bomb at the feet of the image and while everything around it got destroyed the tilma remained unharmed 7. Some thiefs tried stealing the image but it got so heavy they had to leave it on the ground There's many more miraculous thing that have been found using modern equipment but it's basically a testament that Catholicism is the one true religion that was founded by our Lord Jesus Christ Glory be to God

[@slukky]

Give me that tilma & I'll torch it for you, gladly. Catholischism is the worst thing to come to the Americas, bar none.

[@Tiffany-vv1el]

Deo gratias.

[@jdfullerton5187]

While you were lazing around staring at a picture of someone standing on the moon, protestants were *actually* standing on the moon

[@jdfullerton5187]

Shut up about imaginary facts about some aztec jacket.

[@eduardog8201]

@@jdfullerton5187 these are undeniable facts, you choose to live in delusion is up to you

[@anthonyreyna8350]

2:17 Lmao I guess PragerU doesn’t believe Denmark exists

[@jakobeholland7881]

Anthony Reyna I was wondering that too

[@JoshuaCueva]

Probably doesn't believe Russia doesn't exist either?....

[@karlulfsax3602]

What is a Denmark?

[@eileen1820]

*Next of Prager U: Book review on Luther's "Jews and their Lies"*

[@kenabbott8585]

"Luther was might be called a flawed individual. He was brilliant and charismatic, but he was also vindictive and stubborn to a fault--and at the end of his life, sadly, antisemitic." 1:22

[@phantomfantom]

More myths from Praeger: Luther was a pernicious disaster for general Western culture, not just Catholicism... at heart of his new system was positing an "enslaved will" - so Luther, the drunkard, glutton and whoremonger could justify his personal preferences: unresisted libido, broken vows and hatred for the Church... spiritual decline started with the masses of renegade priests and runaway nuns as Luther established the 16th century equivalent of the Playboy philosophy, degrading man to the level of a beast... btw, Praeger's hero Luther also urged his princes (whom he needed to establish his religious dictatorship) to "kill and strangle them like dogs" referring to the Peasent Rebellion and later to the Anabaptists... then he wrote that he was not responsible for all this blood because "the Lord God commanded me to speak as I did"... how damned convenient!

[@Phyankord]

@ad hominemus yea. last i remember i dont think any of the protestant or evangelical leaders of the reformational era claimed prophetic, or divine, commission

[@richardk7379]

I am Catholic but I doubt Jesus would talk about our Protestant brothers like you have. The real enemy is Satan. Not our fellow Christians.

[@Phyankord]

@@richardk7379 i beg to differ. jesus spoke vehemently against false prophets. he also reproofed any false doctrine taught from or spoken in his presence by any of the jewish sects of the time. the reason sects exist to begin with is satan. active infighting between sects being wrong imo, that doesnt change the way if feel about them.

[@crismcoy8548]

Huge errors in the video. This video is on the border of being anti-catholic.

[@agentchowdown4938]

This is a joke. Protestant theology is a laughingstock. This video is an accurate representation of it too. Early in the video, he said how "the Church didn't let people bave Bibles, it's how the Church kept its power." And then later, countering his own point, the man says "Books were expensive and rare, because they were all handwritten, so normal people couldn't get them." Just like Protestant theology, this video contradicts itself and is only believable to the ignorant.

[@slukky]

You'll think differently as the angels grab you to toss you into the Lake of Fire. Heretic.

[@jennychuang808]

agentchowdown I believe your comment is a joke.

[@poppyde7314]

I love Prager U but this video content is flawed with a lot of misinformation

[@inigonavarro-rubio3367]

True story

[@ThePreacherman9]

Catholicism is statue pope church worship that's condemned by the old testament and Jesus repent of the Lies of the Catholic church and recieve Jesus 🙏

[@Ooochild]

Such as?

[@aslanjudah33]

Why because you said so ? Perhaps you deny George Washington never existed & man never landed on the moon either.

[@deaconken3752]

Not honest about keeping people from the Scriptures. The Guttenberg Bible was printed in 1455, 62 years before Luthers "reformation". The Church has always spread the Word of God and has never inhibited it. However, the Word has to be understood in context of Truth. You are correct that the modern individual came out of this but the individual is headstrong, like Luther. Now there are over 30,000 distinct denominations all believing they are right. The division has given rise to the non-denominationals who are even more fractured. Jesus prayed we would all be one. Paul instructed to work out differences to bear with one another to preserve the unity of the spirit. How does your individualism fit into these two commands? Be honest.

[@DrSamanthaOReilly]

Yes, this is a disappointing video. Literacy rates at the time of the Reformation would disprove the idea that the Catholic Church somehow stopped people reading the Bible. Not being able to read stopped people reading the Bible. Then as now, the Catholic Church maintains that proper interpretation of the Bible is not possible by an individual alone. This is the great fallacy that the Protestant Reformation (and now PragerU) spread.

[@krujuice]

Thank you, because Prager is supporting lies in this video, which is why he gets demonetized 😉 The Catholic Church was the one that opened the largest universities and schools. Not only had they (The Catholic Church) already been distributing Bibles, they had also made sure to chain a central Bible in the church which was normally open 24/7 so that the community had access to it whenever they wished. Dribble like this oozes misinformation.

[@rightwired]

...Still waiting for equal time given to a Catholic historian.

[@rightwired]

A response video from an actual religious historian is warranted.

[@tobak952]

yes please

[@krecikowi]

Above video is full of lies. If you want to learn more, here is very good documentary on Luther and Protestant Reformation/Revolution vimeo.com/297899582

[@MagnsATK98]

@@krecikowi What lies?

[@krecikowi]

@@MagnsATK98 did you watch documentary I recommend?

[@snicketysnickerdoodle8484]

In his 95 thesis. Luther addresses abuses of indulgences not indulgences themselves. I doubt this presenter has even read them. Also indulgences are not 'get out of hell free cards.' Indulgences apply only to souls in purgatory and those souls are already destined for heaven.

[@ComicRaptor8850]

Precisely. The Catholic Church has never held the position that indulgences would get you out of hell. It was rather the abuse of it by certain priests that had to be reformed

[@sw8741]

And in which book of the Bible are there "indulgences" and "purgatory"? Indulgences were given to save your poor dead relative who was already dead and in "purgatory". You actually think giving money to the Church saves your soul? There is nothing you can do to earn Grace. What a sick way to prey upon peoples worries and fears. "When the coin in the coffer rings, a soul from purgatory springs!"

[@snicketysnickerdoodle8484]

@@sw8741 The CC doesn't teach that grace is earned. And souls in purgatory are already saved. Perhaps learn about what the CC teaches before you comment. As a Catholic, I read Luther's 95 thesis to learn. You should do the same.

[@ethank.3201]

Merry Christmas, coming from a Jew in New Zealand

[@OliverCovfefe]

Less than a minute in and y’all already misrepresenting the Catholic Church lmfao

[@smithluke270]

Lol the reformation ruined christianity

[@todd5640]

No other individual made more impact? Jesus Christ Napoleon Bonaparte Alexander The great Charlemange Constantine The Great Julius Caesar just to name the few more significant people then Martin Luther

[@FrogWalrus]

As an irreligious person, I’ve never had any issues from Catholics or most Protestant folks. Evangelicals, boy that’s a different story. And I don’t even want to get started about Mormons.

[@FrogWalrus]

@Nemanja ĆIrić Seem like great people. There was a ton of Russian Orthodox folks when I was in Alaska. Very respectful, and no conversion attempts or 'you're going to hell" type rhetoric.

[@markj.t.1633]

This video is factually incorrect, especially on the definition of indulgences (they are NOT "get out of hell" free card but rather a relief in the amount of suffering that is due to already forgiven sin). The person on this video has limited knowledge of the Catholic faith, and fails to mention that the Protestant Revolution was the largest looting operation in the history of mankind (where the property of the Catholic clergy was stolen and given to the local lords who supported Luther for that specific reason) and it led in the first instance to communism, rather than capitalism (Google "Munster Rebellion"). Protestant evolution was a deep tragedy that not only led to the breakdown of European unity (which in itself is a great tragedy) but led to other dangerous events such as the French Revolution and the Communist revolution. Luther's "Yes to Christ but No to Church" became Robespierre's "Yes to God but No to Christ", which then became Lenin's "Yes to Nature but No to God". Luther's Sola Scripture and abolishing of the Magisterium of the Church led not only to excessive individualism but also to the moral relativism, which is probably one of the greatest problems today. When everyone can interpret Bible for him or herself, what can say what the Truth is? The truth is what you want it to be. There are more than 30,000 Protestant denominations in the US alone and more are being created every day. Finally, as the Christ has said "by their fruits you shall know them". There is not a single majority Protestant country in the world which has not become an atheist basket case. Even the once religious United States is becoming secular in such a tempo that I doubt it will be a Christian country 20 years from now. Then again, you may ask yourself whether a country where milliona of abortions are performed every year deserves to be called "Christian"... This video includes so many lies, half-truths and ommissions that I don't even know where to start. Then again, it is PragerU so I guess I should have known better.

[@richardk7379]

Mark, most of what you said is true except Prager videos usually are very good. I suspect you would agree with most of them.

[@hectordanielsanchezcobo1773]

Don't you have some John Huss to burn?

[@jonathanrussell5508]

Amen!

[@ViolinistJeff]

But a major problem before the Reformation was that the pope was considered infallible and had too much power. If the Church wanted a more balanced form of government, they should have appointed successors to all 12 apostles (Paul replacing Judas) with equal authority throughout the centuries. Paul became an apostle much later than the rest, but he reprimanded Peter (Galatians 2:11-13).

[@bigmack70]

Luther was not antisemitic at the end of his life in the modern sense of that word. His writings against the Jews were religious in nature, not ethnic. He was mad at the Jews not because of their ethnicity but because he believed the Jews needed to convert to Christianity before Jesus would return, and when they didn't he went on a religious tirade against them. It's a massive anachronistic misread of Luther to call him antisemitic in the ethnic sense of the later 19th and 20th centuries.

[@spencerlestrange8135]

Luther, while translating the Bible into German, also added and subtracted words in order to fit his own ideas. He also removed 7 books from the Old Testament and wanted to remove three more from the New Testament (James, Hebrews, and Revelations). If you want to simply believe man’s interpretation of the Bible that is infallible, nobody can stop you, but you might want to do a little bit of studying on the Early Church and how the Bible even came to be. The notion that the Bible is the sole authority is not only unbiblical (1 Timothy 3:15), but also illogical, for things can easily be taken out of context and distorted, as they so commonly are. Here are five things to think about: 1. Jesus never instructed His followers to write anything down. 2. Aside from writing in the sand, something which we don’t know for certain what He actually wrote, Jesus never wrote down anything that we know of. 3. Not one book in the Bible claims of itself to be inspired by God. 4. Nowhere in Scripture is there a list provided of what should be in the Bible. 5. The Bible is not self-interpreting, which means someone OUTSIDE the Bible, a separate authority, must interpret it.

[@kevinmikegrit]

So much misinformation in this video. Better do your homework well. You are one of my favourite KZbin channels, don't want you to go down the path of half truth videos.

[@Tacuara7]

They did a long time ago.

[@gamer7916]

For a second there I thought this was Joe Biden

[@jaidengarcia980]

Indulgences were not “get out of hell free cards”, they were charitable acts to help get souls stuck in purgatory into heaven, not the same thing by a large margin

[@Lwilight]

It seems strange that you would have to pay money for your soul to be saved (not very charitable), isn't God the only one that can save a soul? The main funding for the early stages of building New St. Peter’s came from the sale of indulgences. Indulgences did more than help pay for the basilica, however. The abusive means of selling indulgences, included lies from priests and the papacy about their efficacy and is what kicked off the reformation. Purgatory? Do people follow this idea today? (I'm orthodox we don't have anything like this).

[@1lebero]

Relax. He is just giving the overall view of the general idea behind the historical reformation. This is just a 5 minute video not a lecture or a detailed discussion on church theological doctrines.

[@jaidengarcia980]

@@Lwilight you don’t *have* to pay for an indulgence, pretty much of all of them can be free, I’m not sure if the specific indulgences that built the basilica were abuses or not. And indulgences don’t save you, they add Grace to your soul if you’re already in a state of sanctifying Grace (to remove mortal sin, or to “be saved” one must be baptized, and if they in the future commit mortal sin they must confess their sins and do penance

[@axelrivera3382]

This comment section is making me feel like a a grain of sand in a war we all love God let's just hug it out.

[@gerdaredneck]

Reformation is a heresy and Luther is a heretic. Extra ecclesiam nulla salus

[@krecikowi]

If you want to learn more, here is very good documentary on Luther and Protestant Reformation/Revolution vimeo.com/297899582

[@lillianmanuel4956]

This video came up as an ad for me, and as I began to watch it, I was kind of upset with some of the inaccuracies concerning the Catholic Church in this video. I usually like Prager U's videos, but not this one. I came to the actual video to see if other people agreed with me. Anyway, I know it's not Christmas Day, but it is still the Christmas season, so Merry Chistmas and thanks if you actually read my comment

[@slukky]

www.tlchrist.info/keithgreen/boettner_romancatholocism.pdf

[@arcion504]

This person clearly has no idea what the actual definition of an indulgence is.

[@sackofbrains8993]

To imply that Luther brought about capitalism and the American revolution without even mentioning Jon Locke is ridiculous once again your spinning things using three dollar words and passing it off as gospel

[@Seethi_C]

0:17 Nice strawman of indulgences

[@seattlesix9953]

Since the reformation, the theological doctrines have splintered into over 500 (and counting) churches each with its own interpretation. How could someone possibly know which one was accurate without knowing ancient Hebrew, Greek and Latin texts?

[@slukky]

You shall know the tree by its fruit. Catholischism led the way to bloodbath after bloodbath, till Protestantism lost its way & took up the sword of the dead to beat back its enemies. Liberal ideologies led mainstream churches further into darkness erupting into two glorious world wars & several brush fires. The true church is very small, like Philadelphia. It has little power, but is greatly loved. The others will get what they deserve.

[@richardlew3667]

Many of you are missing the point of this video. He's not trying to denounce Catholism. He was merely describing Martin Luther's point of view and his concern about the growing corruption within the church's institution (yes, even the church admits it had issues of corruption during that time). Even he did not foresee that it would have sparked a world wide movement. This showcases how words can be more powerful than governments and institutions and how it can change the world.

[@THXx1138]

No, actually the point of this video is to bring discord - which was accomplished. Wake up all the way.

[@slukky]

Typical of Catholix. They see only what they want to see. Cognitive dissonance-- it's their theology.

[@RodrigoDelArc]

I’m Catholic and I agree that positive things came out from these questionings. the Anglican Church is also very important for the free world. Christianity is the faith of freedom. Judeo-Christian value based countries have more liberty, prosperity and even atheists. that’s a good thing. we also support the muslim reformists that are fighting against authoritarianism. Jesus accepted and included everyone.

[@Steve_Milo]

PragerU is usually so good with factual information, but this video is un-factual and lazy, you chose a bad theologian for your video. I'll take them one by one. The Church never approved of selling indulgences, priests where doing it on their own without Church approval which is both a sin and illegitimate. Indulgences can never be sold. He didn't define an indulgence correctly, it is not a 'get out of hell free card', they lessen the time in purgatory. Purgatory exists to purify you before you enter Heaven. If you do not repent of a mortal sin, like selling indulgences, then all the indulgences won't save you from hell. Protestants like this guy, love citing 'scriptural basis' but are unable to cite in the Bible where it says it has to be in the Bible. The Bible came from the Catholic Church, not the other way around. Luther didn't want to merely 'start a discussion' he wanted to start his own religion for money and power, which is exactly what he did. Luther challenging the Church as the only authority to say what he Bible means didn't help anybody. Now every time a Protestant disagrees with someone on what a passage from Scripture means, they simply decide for themselves what it means and will take the Bible and start their own religion. Like Luther did. He just took the Bible, took out the parts he didn't like, and added stuff in that didn't exist. Now we have over 50,000 denominations of Protestantism, and thousands of different versions of the Bible when there used to be only 1 Bible in Luther's time. So how did everyone interpreting Scripture for themselves work out? Chaos. It didn't improve anything. Every single Protestant thinks they know how to correctly interpret scripture, but if that is true, how come every single one has a different definition? Answer is because they do not have the Authority or ability to correctly interpret Scripture. There is only one correct interpretation, not 50,000. The Bible being only in Latin (and Greek) wasn't a problem because the Priest at Mass would translate from the Bible in his homily into German, English, or whatever language the people spoke. Again, Luther didn't solve anything. There was no problem. Only Luther's ego of wanting power. Luther probably did have one of the biggest effects on the modern world, but it was not positive, the wars that came from it and the utter chaos of everyone fighting over how to interpret scripture didn't 'help anything. All the ideas you claim came about from the Protestant Reformation like man being a free actor, with rights that come from God and not any institution, is false. These are Catholic ideas the Church has always taught for 1500 years before Luther. The Catholic Church always taught that man was meant to be free and his rights came from God, not any institution. Sorry for the wall of text, this is one of my favorite channels and it is so disappointing for them to put out such false information.

[@Powertuber1000]

01:33 Sadly anti-Semitic? 04:16 Thank god he didn't say 6 million.

[@hussein7517]

No shekels for u shlomo

[@Powertuber1000]

@@uncleruckus2974 Yes, even the people we think are enlightened like PragerU don't get that truth cannot be racist, sexist or anti-Semitic.

[@arifakyuz7673]

OY no shekels for you

[@nieildilsonsouza4747]

@@arifakyuz7673 gib shekels pls.

[@Kai555100]

U know that the Catholics started the 30 years war ?

[@nucleargandhi2709]

That's a pretty bold, flimsy claim that Martin Luther alone had a greater impact on the world than any other person ever.

[@supernovel7514]

@Obito Uchiha Yeah, and others that I'd put before him, Alexander the Great, Ceaser, Gengis Khan, Constantine, Nebacunezzer, Sargon of Akkad, Pharoah Narmer, Charlemagne, Hamarabi, Cryus the Great, Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Columbus, Cortez and others

[@1973Saved]

The one who had the most impact on the World was the Lord JESUS, no one else even comes close.

[@yonslash457]

Does PragerU let any Catholics answer to this in a same duration video?

[@subhanamjad8787]

What would your response be? I'm genuinely interested to hear the Catholic response to this.

[@casper-z9rkls6gl]

@@subhanamjad8787 According to the Bible, God said there shall be bishops, archbishops (men only) and grand cathedrals. You must attend and perform all sacraments. The leader shall be the Pope, and the Vatican will be the capital of Christendom.

[@Guchi2772]

toady where does that say in the Bible?

[@gamercow9086]

toady where?

[@hectordanielsanchezcobo1773]

@@gamercow9086 it's sarcasm

[@craigmooring2091]

I believe you are in error referring to indulgences as "get out of hell free cards'. Indulgences were supposed to reduce time spent in Purgatory, a totally unbiblical concept. In the highly syncretistic theology of the mediaeval church, Purgatory was the place to which those who died in the church went to purge, or purify themselves so as to be fit for heaven. The periods of purgation were, generally, extremely long (we're talking millennia, not years).

[@lucidlocomotive2014]

It is biblical actually, it's in Maccabees

[@Math_oma]

Still waiting to hear the Scriptural basis for sola scriptura and sola fide.

[@johnnybrave7443]

Sola scriptura - because Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and the truths he taught are found only in the scriptures. Sola fide - For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; Ephesians 2:8 .NASB. Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." Mark 1:14‭-‬15 NASB The Gospel is as follows : That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9 Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, " the righteous man shall live by faith ." Galatians 3:11 NASB

[@slukky]

You'd need to read the scriptures first, Matho.

[@Math_oma]

@@slukky And what in particular would I find?

[@slukky]

@@Math_oma God's words written by holy men-- the Truth is in there. It's not in you. You are damned by nature & God's righteous judgment. There is no way to salvation other than through Jesus, the Messiah. You can read all that & more just in the New Testament alone. But my guess is that you won't bother. You know it all, don't you? Yeah, that's what I though.

[@slukky]

@@johnnybrave7443 Cathoholics become confused by saving faith & the witness (fruit) of that faith. They are drunk w/ their liturgical nonsense & popery. Their meetingplaces are God's dog houses for the damned. Just listen to them howl at their damned chess set of saints & dumb idols. They are white-washed tombs full of dead bodies & filth, just as the Jews who railed against Jesus. Catholics hate Jesus. They like little children though. A lot!

[@hugosoareslemos1638]

The Catholic Church is the ONLY church of Jesus

[@arielcler9364]

Não cara,definitivamente não é.

[@Pomiferous]

malarkey

[@Y0urMisterDirty]

Now there’s your revisionist history

[@jennychuang808]

Patriota Cristão Wake up!

[@hugosoareslemos1638]

@@arielcler9364 amigo, Jesus deu a São Pedro o trabalho de construir a Igreja d'Ele, e o resultado desse trabalho foi a Igreja Católica. Além disso, a Bíblia é SÓ UM LIVRO, os primeiros apostólos não tinham Bíblia, eled possuíam apenas a tradição, e mesmo assim, foram homens santos

[@SpeakerBuilder]

You missed two essential reasons why the church played such a dominant role in Biblical interpretation for the first 1500 years of Christianity. Most people did not have their own bible as there was no means for printing copies, and making hand scripted copies was very time consuming and costly. In addition, in large part because of the absence of books, most of the common people could not read because it was a non-essential skill. So the church had to read, understand and interpret the Bible and communicate this to the people. And now that the common peoples have had their own Bibles for 500 years, we have a great many false teachings that are far worse than those of the Catholic Church. The lesson from history is that each of us must take responsibility for learning and understanding the scriptures ourselves.

[@BigTechWorldx2]

Oh the false narrative of the reformation is just wonderful.... The counter reformation had an equally important, and perhaps less destructive, impact on the history of Europe.

[@LightKnight_Age_Of]

That being said, the conclusion is only that Martin Luther and the Reformation are a big event that ultimately participated in building our modernity, by ways of consequence. The counter reformation displays through its very name that it originated at first in the Reformation, so its effects can be considered as Reformation's as well.

[@christianusacross5084]

Christians ✝️ of every denomination please do Science and Mathematics and other things to help Western Civilization

[@marke.9971]

I like Prager U but this is the diet video I disagree with, I think Dennis and his team did not do their research on the reformation correctly, so many wrong things fa from this presenter that it would take longer than the time I have.....for the correct reason and the outcome of the reformation do yourself a favor and do your ouw research. You’ll find the FULL true in the Catholic Church. Sorry to the rest of you that are not Catholic Look it up.

[@InitialPC]

So Catholicism is the only true church? well thats rich.

[@marke.9971]

@@InitialPC Has the fullness of the truth. don't think so?

[@leonidmart]

2:21 I see one mistake: Ukraine on your map does not have Crimea peninsula.

[@marcomolinari8354]

Ukraine not have Crimea Crimea russia

[@kilerman6969]

Crimea is Russian

[@BrakeCoach]

Probably because it was controlled by the crimean khanate

[@friedrichviktorvoneltz9452]

@@BrakeCoach the maps are modern

[@blank-if9ld]

you still think there is such thing as crimea? are you truly so blinded by the elite's propaganda?

[@SuperGenerat]

In 1520 comuneros from Castilla were against Carlos V. One of the things they said, they didn't want a German king, barbarian race. I see some kind of Xenophobism. Martin Luther said about the same king that he was Spanish, not pure blood, mixed with jews and Saracen.... Sounds xenophobic, racist indeed. Who wasn't racist was Carlos V, who allow under his reign the Valladolid controversy in 1550. The process that gave as a result the equal citizen rights to any American Indian within his empire. So, well, not sure about the world was shaped in the right way by Martin Luther. To discuss suscess of North Europe I would sign the pre industrialism and the resulting economics.

[@pokenaut7803]

Isn’t it funny how Latin is the language of science and the church.

[@hoangkimviet8545]

There were two big religious events happened in Europe. The first was the collapse of Roman Empire, divided Christianity to Catholics and Orthodox. The second was, yes, the Reformation :-0

[@pokenaut7803]

The Protestant reformation fits the word revolt more than reformation.

[@nieildilsonsouza4747]

@@pokenaut7803 I would call jealousy, they even made their own crusade! (with terrible consequences obviously)

[@gustanhancock6074]

I’m sorry, but I actually disagree with this PragerU video. There was a lot wrong with this. The Catholic Church is not evil. I could explain, but I am not great at that... and I can’t make a “cool” video to help me out.

[@MakeTheStand]

"that was prager u!?" - wife from the other room. Yes.... not your greatest work, Prager.

[@benlujan288]

God bless Martin Luther!

[@cdlv5795]

God cannot bless someone who is in hell.

[@tomniehuser7857]

Wow. How can anyone be so happy about Christianity getting literally ripped apart? Think of how powerful a unified Christianity under the one, holy, apostolic Catholic Church would be. Go ahead, everyone, put your faith in Luther. Jesus Christ our Blessed Lord founded mine. There is a historical fact for you. I guess Christ lied when he said he would guide his apostles into all truth, huh? I pray for Christian unity, the type of unity that existed before Luther did the devils work of both chaos and division...

[@neoconwarhawk1001]

2:16 you cut my home land of Denmark out why

[@Polavianus]

Denmark doesn't exist

[@tbhamdg]

This is very one-sided. Needs a Catholic rebuttal. See Rodney Stark's Bearing False Witness.

[@jakobgueits]

This is the worst PragerU video yet. There’s hardly any facts. I’m very disappointed that they would put this out.

[@alanshadastrokeanddiedinho2897]

Council of Trent actually the reform that Luther wanted

[@katherinekat7041]

And Luther was invited but didn't show up.

[@howardbabcom]

The council anathematised tge Gospel Luther and the Reformers proclaimed.

[@ThePinkdiva101]

Thank you for thinking about making this video. The tragedy is that so many people still think that you can earn a ticket to heaven. Praise God for His amazing grace 😇

[@cayereneeorquina9037]

The problem with other christians is that they didnt have a relationship with Jesus or read the bible for themselves, which is why they are weak, vulnurable to be carried away by strange doctrine

[@morenitomoreno1282]

No mention of Luthers antisemitic writings that inspired Hitler uh?

[@JRCarReviews]

Problem with interpreting the Bible without knowledge of ancient Hebrew only Catholic Church knew was the problem. As Martin was only a student who never learned all of it and misinterpret the Bible. Later separating Church and creating hate against it. All Christians need to united under one true church made by Jesus Apostles aka disciples and that is Roman Catholic Church. Rest are false churches who don’t truly understand the word of God and follow there ego and think they know better than God. This video missed that point so there’s a dislike from me. Merry Christmas!

[@brucemills6558]

Have you read the book "50 years in the church of Rome" ? It will change that incorrect outlook completely. Deep inside the Roman Catholic Church are things not even senior Bishops know about nor are these things made known to ordinary parishioners. Basically make Jesus Christ your personal Saviour and leave it at that, build a relationship with the Holy Spirit and get to know the Father in Heaven one on one. That is the key Martin Luther unlocked for the World.

[@Seannery11]

Josip Ricov Catholic church split from orthodox church because patriarch of Rome didn’t want to share powers with other patriarchs and wanted to be independent from Constantinople. That would give him power over former western roman empire. He also made up the fact about papal supremacy. Christian Orthodox church still remains as the original and universal church of Jesus Christ and his Apostles.

[@samuelhartman3897]

This statement is almost as ridiculous as some of the Catholic Church's teachings. You ignore biblical teaching in favor of oral tradition, like the perfection and worship of Mary the mother of Jesus, the existence of a pope and his infallibility, the aforementioned practice of selling indulgences to fund such projects as St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican. And finally ignoring Jesus teaching on justification through faith not by works. Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura.

[@theephraimite]

Josip Ricov, read Ephesians 2: 19-20, 4:11-14. The passages say the true church of God has, among others, prophets and apostles, not a pope.

[@anthonyrodriguez5053]

The Protestant Reformation led eventually to the King James Bible, which was arguably more accurate than any mainstream translation elsewhere in the world at that time.

[@WorshipinIdols]

There were at least 4 (maybe 5) major errors of theology or history within the first 10 seconds of this video.

[@monkigunmkiiflash3110]

It is hyperbole to suggest that the concept of individual rights owe their origins to Martin Luther. The ancient Greeks, Egyptians and Persians held the ideas. The Magna Carta of the very Catholic pre reformation England codified individual Rights in 1215 AD- 300 years before the 95 theses were tacked on the door by Luther. The effect of Luther's actions has led to the diminishing of a Christian Europe with a simultaneous rise in Humanism these last 500 years. The Protestant- Catholic Wars of old are nothing compared to what the Humanists have wrought in Europe in the last Century.

[@user-yc4ue1pz3z]

This video kinda contradicts the one about the Dark Ages...

[@ShepardCZ]

The fact that Church really needed reformation and was corrupted doesn't mean that dark ages were, well, as dark as we are told.

[@joynermaidana7058]

Consider the time gap between the dark ages and reformation

[@tobak952]

Its Prager U, contradicting history and themselves is their thing

[@tobak952]

@@joynermaidana7058 that timegap is litterally none

[@joynermaidana7058]

tobak952 the dark ages is the age of cultural and intellectual decline after the fall of roman empire. It’s not defined as the age of death, disease and/or whatever you saw on hollywood movies. I don’t see it as one of the main culprit that led to the reformation 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@professorcomics2736]

As a Catholic I must point out that there are some misleading things Cornils puts forth, but any intellectual can appreciate the historical impact the Reformation had on Western Civilization and the world at large.

[@RodMartinJr]

There are many misleading things the church foisted on their flock, including betraying them with *_the only unforgivable sin._* Reference: *_Trinity Treason_*

[@ThePreacherman9]

Catholicism is satanic false pope and statue worship that the old testament clearly condemns repent of this false religion and turn the to Bible

[@c.d.dailey8013]

Yeah I thought the explanation of indulgences was funky. Makes me wonder whether people know what Purgatory is. Maybe it is something only Catholics know about. I don't know.

[@rightwired]

Blaming all Catholics for the selling of indulgences is like blaming all Italians for the crucifixion of Jesus.

[@thetiredworm2100]

Dan D I don’t think he blamed it on all Catholics? Everyone knows it’s only the pope

[@RamC002]

I like most of the PragerU videos but I have to many disagreements with this one. So 👎

[@jamessmitgaming9091]

Seeing the word "heresy" so much here , it's like reading a Warhammer 40k novel

[@bachman8]

Long live Luther!

[@johannesmaximilian848]

Gutenberg's world-changing invention of the printing press is actually way too often overlooked, while Gutenberg was to a large part responsible for the spread of the rennaissance and the enlightenment throughout europe and the world. The printing press opened literal knowledge up to all of the people of europr and the world and thus empowered the individual to a huge extent, who then could buy books for themselves and read, who were then a lot cheaper due to Gutenberg's invention, and not only the political elites like it was before. It was not only a huge achievement for technology but also for morality and liberty.

[@mommaofthree2040]

Martin Luther and Gutenberg- a perfect storm. They came together at just the right time.

[@annapennrose1158]

Gutenberg was a CATHOLIC and the first book printed was the Catholic Bible.

[@annapennrose1158]

@Marshal Ivan Konev, 1st Ukrainian Front, Red Army That achievement was for the CC.

[@jennychuang808]

Anna Pennrose Can’t you see , God can use anyone? He is Almighty! It is “ us” Human being limit God.

[@LoantakaBrook]

@@mommaofthree2040 Johannes Gutenberg and the Gutenberg Bible were both Catholic.

[@nwinter2752]

Deeply disappointed in this video. He lied about his neighbor Catholics, in many ways. Now get a Catholic theologian to tell the Catholic side.

[@diegomorales9815]

Pretty bad revisionist history

[@papag6568]

Not to mention the Eastern Orthodox Churches that had nothing to do with any of this mess. Really a weak video. Sad.

[@reviewtechUSSR1]

Martin Luther was just evil.

[@jennychuang808]

Kalmahavak if you have 1% what he had, you won’t say so!

[@welt874]

Oh my goodness this is garbage

[@Juan-vt5qb]

I believe that Christopher Columbus had a greater impact

[@dfpolitowski2]

While this was a simple video note in history, a lot of people, millennials, and third world people no nothing about it. Sadder yet neither the Gospel message to which God will change your life and the direction of your eternal soul. Yeah, I remember a few years back playing a game with middle school students from china in New york city. A bunch of good kids. When I made a reference to the Hubble Space telescope they all looked at me and were at a loss to what I was talking about. Goes to show how even in modern times a country can keep there people ignorant and in spiritual darkness too. Don't waste the work, and blood drops of the reformers. Obey the Gospel and read your bible today.

[@catman8770]

At least protestants admit to their mistake of shaping the modern world

[@BitsyBee]

Kassandra Cerar 😍😍😂😂😂😂😂

[@jebbush2527]

lmao this video has so much misinformation

[@pnwsp21stcentury81]

Even though I’m not most religious or the most Christian person, I do really love and respect Martin Luther a lot.