Martin Luther (3): Another Strike

The monastery reverberated with the chants of the strictly ordered Augustinian monks. A special ceremony was on schedule for the day—a new monk would say his first mass. Becoming a monk was one sure way to be certain of going to heaven. This suited the new monk, Martin Luther, very well. Even though a lightning strike had helped him decide to enter the monastery, he was consumed with being sure he was saved. The Church of Rome taught that this was the surest way. Luther had been selected to be...