As for not wanting to start his own church, I think this desire is implicit in his radical rejection of the Catholic Church. That makes less than no sense to me. But I say his position on these points was folly, because the former was based on a gross misunderstanding of Catholic soteriology, and a tortured exegesis of Scripture, which many Protestant scholars and exegetes have rejected. The latter was also based on misunderstanding, caricature, and slander, as I have partially demonstrated above. The fact that Luther had many glaring faults does not bode well for the truth of his claims against the Catholic Church, in my humble opinion.
True reformers are pretty holy people.
A St. Bernard, a St. Francis, a St. Catherine of Siena, or a St. Ignatius Loyola immediately come to mind. It is said that Pope Leo X was just as imperfect. But he didn't deign to create a new sect of Christianity. His imperfections had few lasting repercussions. All rights reserved.