500 years after Reformation split, Lutherans, Catholics mark date together Updated at

Tuesday is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, and as many people celebrate what led to the birth of the Lutheran faith, others focus on the unity that is finally developing between Lutherans and the Roman Catholics they split from 500 years ago. Only in the past 50 years has there been an air of ecumenical cooperation between the two denominations, said Joy Schroeder, a professor of religion at Capital University and a professor of church history at Trinity Luthe