From the Hermeneutics of the Luteran-Catholic Controversy to the Contemporanean Dialog. The 5th Centenary of the 95 Theses of Luther

Abstract

The Lutheran World Federation and the Catholic Church of Rome decided since some years ago to review the situation created in the 16th century with the rupture of the christian unity. For this new ecumenical clima of dialog was very important the work of various theologians and the Vatican Council II. A mixt Lutheran-catholic Comission produced some important documents such as "Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification" (1999) and "From Conflict to Communion, Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017" (2013). The celebration of the 500 years of the 95 Luther's theses on the Power and Efficacy of lndulgences (Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum) give a good opportunity for new investigations and studies. This work can benefit also the countries of the South Europe like Portugal where the fidelity to Rome became stronger with the decisions the Trient Council.