Ko se spominjamo 500. obletnice reformacije, želimo vedeti, kakšen vpliv je imela na Katoliško cerkev. Ugotavljamo, da se je ta resno lotila procesa zbliževanja med katoliško in luteransko stranjo. Pomembno so na ta proces vplivali Drugi vatikanski koncil in vsa kasnejša prizadevanja Svetega sedeža. Ustanovitev mešane luteransko-katoliške komisije je privedla do več skupnih dokumentov, ki osvetljujejo različna zgodovinska dejstva in teološke poglede na določena vprašanja. V tem času se je spremenil tudi odnos do Lutra, ki je dolgo veljal za zelo negativno osebnost. Danes ni več tako. Predvsem zadnji papeži so pomembno vplivali na pozitiven ekumenski dialog, ki pušča upanje, da bo nekoč v prihodnje dosežena vidna edinost. Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we would like to know what influence it had upon the Catholic Church. We found that the Church has been working on developing a closer relationship between the Catholic and the Lutheran side. The Second Vatican Council and all the following efforts of the Holy See have affected the process significantly. The establishment of a mixed Lutheran-Catholic committee led to several joint documents highlightig various historical facts and theological aspects of certain questions. In the meantime, the attitude toward Martin Luther has changed as well. Luther was long considered an infamous person. Nowadays the situation has changed. The most recent Popes had significant influence on a positive ecumenical dialogue which represents a symbol of hope for visible unity in the future.
