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Often appears with: sacrifice and ritual · prayer and worship · pilgrimages · money, coin, and credit · indulgences
Usually: argument (1) · censure (1) · indignation (1)
“The invocation of saints is also one of the abuses of Antichrist conflicting with the chief article, and destroys the knowledge of Christ.” Martin Luther, The Smalcald Articles · insight
He continues listing Mass-related abuses—pilgrimages, fraternities that sell masses, relics used for indulgence, and monetary indulgences—insisting all conflict with redemption through Christ alone.
live accordingly; and the Pope confirmed these things, as also the Mass and all other abominations. Here, too, there is no [cannot and must not be any] yielding or surrendering. Thirdly. [Hence arose] the pilgrimages. Here, too, masses, the remission of sins and the grace of God were sought, for the Mass controlled everything. Now it is indeed certain that such pilgrimages, without the Word of God, have not been com…