Did Martin Luther regret the Reformation

[Contarini]

My loyalty an philosophy of the church isn’t what we are talking about. What I am talking about is the basis of our society “is” the family. And is exactly what the Catholic Church is teaching through Virginity which leads to the Sacrement of Matrimony. Is it the entire basis of Faith?

Sorry–I misunderstood what you meant.

I still think that your claim is a bit odd, historically speaking. It seems to me that Catholic teaching on virginity diametrically opposes the claim that the family is central. Maybe it grants that the family is the basis of society, but in that case virginity calls people outside “society.” Virginity has always in some sense been an anti-family teaching. I’m willing to grant that the two things–virginity and family life–reinforce each other and are complementary poles rather than being actually opposed to each other. But virginity certainly constitutes a check on the idea that a fulfilled human life can only be lived out in the context of marriage and family (as is typically believed by Jews, Muslims, and many Protestants).

Edwin

 

[foodguy123]

It’s hard to diagnose people who died hundreds of years ago, and our society is defining mental illness these days in such a way that nearly everyone has mental health issues of one sort or another (slightly exaggerated). I think it’s fair to say that a psychatrist who interviewed Luther probably would have found some label to slap on him (maybe bipolar, for one thing?). Whether that’s a helpful way to understand Luther as a human being or as an influence in church history–about that I’m a lot more dubious.

Edwin

I actually do not think it is fair to slap such a label. That is quite ignorant as that could be said about any other spirtual leader who wanted change in a corrupt system.

I am asking for evidence because I find it quite slanderous to claim that someone who wanted reform. That is like calling the protesters in Egypt who wants reform in their government that they all suffer from a mental illness.

 

[Contarini]

I actually do not think it is fair to slap such a label. That is quite ignorant as that could be said about any other spirtual leader who wanted change in a corrupt system.

I am asking for evidence because I find it quite slanderous to claim that someone who wanted reform. That is like calling the protesters in Egypt who wants reform in their government that they all suffer from a mental illness.

It has nothing to do with wanting reform, but with his behavior across the board. Other people wanted reform too but didn’t behave as erratically or antagonize potential allies as consistently as Luther did.

Again, I’m dubious about slapping a label on him myself, but I can see why people wonder, given his odd patterns of behavior and is highly volatile personality.

He’s certainly fun to study

 

[Love_and_Light_1]

“If God had not closed my eyes, and if I had foreseen these scandals, I would never have begun to teach the Gospel.” [Walch. VI. 920]

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[Love_and_Light_1]

“If God had not closed my eyes, and if I had foreseen these scandals, I would never have begun to teach the Gospel.” [Walch. VI. 920]

what is [Walch. VI. 920]
Where can I find it?