The protestant revolution was a necessity to force the corrupted rulers to return back to God.
Wait a minute the word is Reformation which was a necessity - there were abuses and the Church needed to Reform. But you are right it was a Revolt - it was a breakaway, a total split. The actual Reformation (which we call the Counter Reformation) occured within the ChurchMany of the Bishops + in the 1500’s didn’t even believe in God. They bought their positions and ruled the church for the power it gave them. You can imagine that God wasn’t pleased with this. The church even discouraged people from reading the Bible. Yes, most people were illiterate, but even those who were able to read were discouraged from doing so. Were bibles printed by then? Yes I think the printing press was invented in the 1400s. But you do know why people were discouraged from reading the bible themselves? And you do know that during Mass there are several readings from the bible every day? Yes there was corruption and a clean up was necessary
Luther needed to force the church to become accountable for itself, and to God once more. This is not to say that the Roman Catholic Church is in any way bad, but horribly corrupt people abused Gods house for their own gain. They took money from people to pay for sins and help get loved ones into Heaven. This is true.
Once more, this is not a slam against the church. Back then the church was a very powerful institution, and those who craved power wriggled in. The Protestant revolution was not against anything found in the Bible, but against those things at the time which were anti-scripture and against God. Yes, and some people because priests and nuns to escape poverty and had no real vocation.
Most of that is not spoken of today, as it is recognized to be the act of a few individuals. However the revolution happened in Europe, where these individuals were acting. It was needed. You could call it God’s almighty backhand and shake up of the organization.
The revolution had to happen, or the Roman Catholic church as it is today would not exist. Now it is a very God centered church with a strong focus on keeping to the Bible. The discrepancies found in the church today are minor. Reform and Renewal is something we are constantly converned with in the Church. Each of my under continual Conversion. Always.
However, once the protestant revolution began, it cannot be stopped by man alone. Yes there was no Protestant Reformation - was certainly a Revolution.
If you asked me why I’m not a Roman Catholic anymore, I would say it has entirely to do with the fact that
we are unwelcome into the church if we do not hold to the entire teachings of it. I cannot believe that any man is infallible, or an organization that has the history this church does. It is not enough in the Roman Catholic church to love God, worship Christ, and to live your life for God. You have to believe in all the other rules created by man for God’s people. My husband was atheist and thru a Jew he came to believe in God and then he began to attend Mass with me on Sundays out of curiosity and became interested. But for a long time he thought like you - he said he could not believe ALL that the Church teaches - that is why it took him 11 years before he was received into the Church. I realise now that I myself had a very childlike faith and was not sufficiently catechised. Now he is a daily communicant. So maybe you need to delve and seek - you shall find!
Jesus came to preach to the sinners, as those who were perfect had no need of him. The Roman Catholic church allows unfit sinners to enter, but dare they partake in the sacraments.
The Church open to ALL but to partake of the eucharist they must be in a state of grace - they must have a clean heart and spirit.
