u/Arlo621

The Augsburg confession when it describes the Lutheran view on salvation is the same view Catholics have taught.. Catholics have always taught that the only work that can justify you is being perfect like God. But because humans cannot be perfect we need gods grace, and the sacraments to be saved. Good works are part of sanctification (becoming a holy person), not part of being justified (entering heaven). Lutherans unnecessarily strawman the Catholic view as the heresy of Pelagianism to create extra barriers to unity where there are none. There are already too many barriers we don't need more of them.