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How does Lutheranism and Calvinism differ from Catholicism?

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Catholicism was founded by God through His Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and is guided by the Holy Spirit. Lutheranism and Calvinism were founded by men fifteen centuries later on Luther and Calvin's beliefs (respectively) with no guarantees from the Almighty.

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