Question

What was a long term impact of Martin Luther's break from Catholic Church

Answer 1

Answer from a Catholic

That in 2012, there are still millions of people separated from the Church by heresy, and that all of these people, deprived of Our Blessed Lord's help in the sacraments, have a much more feeble change of attaining heaven and avoiding an eternity in hell.

Answer 2

By breaking with the Catholic Church,Luther helped encourage others to do so, leading eventually to a proliferation of many different Protestant sects. ... The long term effects of Martin Luther's actions were to creae a schism in the church. It was like opening the door.