The Reformation was the catalyst that brought greather division amongst the Christian Church which is OPPOSITE of Jesus prayer in John 17:21. How is that a "great thing"?
Curious Mary
Why was the Reformation not only a good thing?, but , it was a movement of GOD the Father to cleanse Christianity from the Roman heresies & False doctrines. There is So much wrong with the RCC where to start? It denies the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. The reformation by Luther was a response to all the corrupt heretical teachings of the Pope , the RCC , that promotes ITSELF & IT'S traditions as being the infallible divine authority ignoring what the BIBLE states about the Word of GOD being the inerrant God-breathed authority.
RCC shows itself in direct opposition to Bible scripture & the Gospel which is why it loves to denounce scripture as possessing the sole GOD given authority. The Roman Catholic Church is in direct opposition to the teachings of Jesus, & what the apostles taught & just so, so much of what is written in the Word of God that the RCC imo, is unrecognizable as Christian when compared to the Biblical churches as described in the scripture & fyi, the RCC is not "The Church" of Christ mentioned in the Bible which , btw, is made up of the true born again faithful followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. "The Church" mentioned by Christ and Apostle Paul for eg., is made up of individuals that are recognized by GOD as having the indwelling Holy Spirit, ie. born again from above, it is not a physical church , nor a physical denomination , but it the spiritual collective church of Jesus Christ which will be raise with HIM. RC's have difficulty with this teaching & Biblical truth, because they have not studied the Bible as the ultimate inerrant authority that 2Tim says is God-breathed. They have placed their faith in the RCC instead.
The worst corruption is that RCC denies the one true gospel of Jesus Christ that is taught in the scriptures. The gospel of Jesus is Justification by Grace alone, through Faith alone, in Christ alone.
RCC preaches a False Gospel of faith plus works. It promotes the usurping of Christ Jesus authority by it's false dogma about Mary as perfect & sinless, as a co-redemptrix, idol-worship/veneration of Mary/ other other RC images, Rome preaches intercession of RC saints.
Rome attacks the Word of God and rejects the God given authority of scripture taught by Jesus & the Apostles.
Rome usurps the Word of God claiming their man-written traditions to have authority over the word of God & gospel of Jesus.
Rome adds their own writing as equal to scripture. Rome thinks it has the righteousness of Christ & substitutes itself as having equal divine authority but it has no Holiness & no power from God. The RCC has merchandized the Christian teachings for profit and power.
The RCC is forever twisting & misrepresenting scripture to bolster its own agenda & power as we continue to see by the present Pope's bogus beliefs. Nothing new under the sun....
Ironically Rome arrogantly calls itself "the" church which it rips off this teaching from the Bible scripture but at the same time denies the scriptures as having Holy authority lifting Rome up instead.