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Martin Luther’s Revolution Examined: A Catholic Response to the Three Treatises of 1520
In 1520, Martin Luther published three works that helped transform a dispute about indulgences into a direct attack upon the sacramental, hierarchical, and doctrinal constitution of the Catholic Church: Taken together, these works reveal the structure of Luther’s revolution. The Open Letter attacks the authority and visible constitution of the Church. The Babylonian Captivity attacks…