Norwegian church denounces Luther’s anti-Jewish writings Inbox x

by Joseph Saraceno

lucas_cranach_d-a-_-_martin_lutherSTOCKHOLM –  Norway’s state Lutheran Church has condemned the anti-Jewish legacy of Martin Luther, the 16th century German theologian who started the Protestant Reformation.

In a statement issued Friday ahead of next year’s 500-year anniversary of the Reformation, the Church of Norway’s General Synod said some of Luther’s writings were later used in anti-Semitic propaganda, including in Nazi Germany. MORE