Lutheranism is sometimes seen as a paradoxical union of Catholic substance and Protestant principle. Thus, while Lutheranism has accorded an important role to the "visible words" of the sacraments and also to the postures, gestures, and symbolic actions of liturgical worship, it has also raised the concern that the set things have been a principal source of superstition among Christians. The ELCA has devoted significant attention recently to worship and the sacraments.
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