The Forgotten Catholic-Protestant Agreement on Justification (1541)

Most people think the Catholic-Protestant divide on justification was settled first at the Council of Trent—but few know that, just four years earlier, theologians from both sides actually reached an agreement at Regensburg. The doctrine at the heart of the Reformation—justification by faith—was affirmed in a way that satisfied Protestants and was embraced by Catholic leaders like Cardinal Contarini. So why did it fall apart? And why was it forgotten? This short explores the surprising near-unity of 1541.

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