500 Years of Reformation

Abstract

Ecclesia Semper Reformanda is a classical dictum in theology. The
Church is guided by the Spirit, but it has also the tendency to identify
with a particular culture or thought pattern or structure and forget
the mission entrusted to her. Since the Church is a divine-human
institution, it is subject to human limitations and hence it needs
constant renewal. However, the plea for reforms in the Church from
the part of the members of the Church was most often in history met
with repression and elimination of those people who raised their
voice for reform.