EDM 326: Reformation Day on 31 October

That this House notes that 31 October is historically known as Reformation Day, recognising that on that day in 1517 Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg, Germany, drawing attention to a number of practices that had been prevalent in Roman Catholic doctrine for millions of people across much of Europe; and further notes that massive fundamental change religiously, commercially and politically can be traced back to Luther, a humble monk whose actions helped to galvanise freedom of religious expression, which then swept across much of northern and western Europe, and that many of those freedoms have spread across much of the globe in the 500 years since.