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{{infobox| image = [[File:.]]}}<p>Martin Luther founded Lutheranism, a Protestant religious denomination, during the 1500s. Luther was a Catholic monk and professor of theology, who resided in Germany. He originally intended only to reform Roman Catholicism, but he formed his own religious faith, Lutheranism, once the Pope excommunicated him from the Catholic Church. Today, Lutheranism is one of the largest Protestant denominations in the world, with approximately eighty million members.</p> <p>According to Luther, God viewed all humans as sinners. Luther argued that entrance to heaven was not based on a person's worthiness. Completing good works did not attain someone salvation. Only if a person believed in God's existence and greatness, would he or she receive God's grace. One must have faith in God's love. Unlike Roman Catholics who practiced seven sacraments, Lutherans endorsed only two: baptism and communion. Rather than conducting services in Latin like the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church had its ministers give sermons in the language of their congregates. In France, ministers delivered sermons in French and, in England, in English. Latin was a language that usually only the college-educated people understood. Lutherans believed that all people should have access to God's word. Lutheranism permitted the congregation to have larger control over religious leaders. The Lutheran Church also permitted church members to play an active role in religious services, including allowing the congregation to profess their love of God through song. In essence, Lutheranism was a much more democratic religious faith than Roman Catholicism. </p>

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