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Hi Catholic Guy,
I'm a former Catholic Guy (Latin Mass, etc) If you read most church historians (my favorite being Williston Walker) it is pretty obvious that Luther did not willingly leave the Catholic church. He tried to reform it (hence the terms Reformation, Reformed). However, when he was sentenced to death as a heretic he pretty much guessed, I think correctly, that the romance was over and he wasn't welcome "home" anymore. But just because the love of your life (which the Catholic church had been for Luther) decides to take the huge ecclesiastical rolling pin ( or chefs knife) to your head doesn't mean you necessarily quit caring for "her". He did the nest best thing, after being kidnapped (read "saved") by Frederick. He chose to point out the shortcomings and prayerfully work for that awakening from the outside. Hope this helps a bit. By the way I'm not Lutheran. I'm just a humble reformed Baptist with a HUGE appreciation for what Marty did.