Katzpur
Not your average Mormon
I'm just curious about something. Maybe someone with a background in the history of Protestantism can give me some information.
When Martin Luther and those who followed in his footsteps (Calvin, Wesley, etc.) broke away from the Catholic Church, how long did it take before the churches they established to gain a real following? It seems to me that since the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches had been the only Christian Churches around for nearly 1500 years, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, etc. would have, in their early years, been considered "cults." Of course, I could be wrong. Maybe they were accepted right off the bat. Who can give me some accurate information on this subject?
When Martin Luther and those who followed in his footsteps (Calvin, Wesley, etc.) broke away from the Catholic Church, how long did it take before the churches they established to gain a real following? It seems to me that since the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches had been the only Christian Churches around for nearly 1500 years, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, etc. would have, in their early years, been considered "cults." Of course, I could be wrong. Maybe they were accepted right off the bat. Who can give me some accurate information on this subject?