Luther and Calvin agree with the Church?

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For the life of me, I cannot remember where I read it or what it was, but I read that Luther believed that baptism was required. I also might of read that he believed the doctines about Mary.

Maybe I am way of base, but and can anyone point me to some of the doctrines Luther and Calvin agreed with the Catholic Church on?

 

[TinaK]

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For the life of me, I cannot remember where I read it or what it was, but I read that Luther believed that baptism was required.

I doubt that this was what you were talking about, but this is from the Augsburg Confession :

IX. [Baptism]

1 Our churches teach that Baptism is necessary for salvation, that the grace of God is offered through Baptism, 2 and that children should be baptized, for being offered to God through Baptism they are received into his grace.
3 Our churches condemn the Anabaptists who reject the Baptism of children and declare that children are saved without Baptism.
Tappert, T. G. (2000, c1959). The Augsburg confession : Translated from the Latin (The Confession of Faith: 2, IX-, 3). Philadelphia: Fortress Press.

I also might of read that he believed the doctines about Mary.

He did hold to the Immaculate Conception, as pious belief not doctrine. Some sources and a kinda interesting article is here

Maybe I am way of base, but and can anyone point me to some of the doctrines Luther and Calvin agreed with the Catholic Church on?

I’m not so familiar with Calvin. As for Luther, he pretty well spelled it out in the Augsburg Confession. It would almost be easier to post section by section of the Augsburg and do comparisons (Catholic, Luther, Calvin). I’ve been trying to do that in my own notebook as I’m sorting things out.

TinaK

 

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Thanks a bunch TinaK.

Anyone got a line on Calvin?