Confutatio Augustana

The Confutatio Augustana (Latin refutation ), is also German Konfutation, is an attempt at refutation of the Confession of the Roman Catholic side. In theological literature it is usually abbreviated to Confutatio.

On June 25, 1530, the Protestant estates laid at the Diet of Augsburg Emperor Charles V against the essentially by Philipp Melanchthon wrote the Augsburg Confession in order to obtain the recognition of the doctrine and practice of the Church in the Protestant principalities. Emperor Charles V. then commissioned the theologians loyal to the Pope, to submit a reply. A first version of the Confutation was rejected by the Emperor, as they had failed very polemical and prolix. In formulating the Confutatio Johannes Eck was in charge. On August 3, 1530, the final version was read at the Diet. In the Confutatio particular the statements of the Augsburg Confession on the importance of good works, the Church and the veneration of saints will be rejected and it calls for a return to the Roman doctrine. In many other respects, however, the Confutation of the Augsburg Confession explicitly agrees. Emperor Charles V refused to hand over the Protestants the text of the Confutation. Nevertheless, Melanchthon wrote a response to the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, which was completed in 1531, the Emperor, however, was no longer allowed to be submitted.