Luther attacks the papal claim to sole authority for interpreting scripture, arguing that all Christian believers should have access to scripture and that restricting access to an authoritative self-appointed group of interpreters is both unscriptural and unchristian

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luther also attacks and undermines the papal claim to being the sole authority for interpreting scripture he says no in fact all christian believers are supposed to have access to the word and the idea of restricting access to the word to an authoritative and self-appointed group of interpreters is both unscriptural and unchristian

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The Bible and Western Culture - Luther and the ReformationMichael Sugrue
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:25:36 PM

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