Catholic Heritage Show W/ Dr. Estrada

What did Martin Luther and the early Lutherans believe about the Sacrament of Confession? In this episode, we talk about Luther’s acceptance of the Sacrament of Confession and the practice of the private absolution of sins. We maintain that this is an important historical fact to note for Catholic Christians because many Catholics in the United States are often told that despite their various differences all Protestants agree on the central and distinctive teachings of the Protestant faith, namely, the doctrine of justification by faith alone in the doctrine of scripture alone (sola scriptura). In this episode, we not only begin a new series titled Protestant Agreements and Differences but we also begin to probe this claim about Protestant unity in the two chief articles of Protestantism, namely, justification by faith alone and Scripture alone. Join us as we discuss some of the most important statements ever left by Luther and the early Lutherans concerning the Sacrament of Confession.   To comment on this s