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===''Soli Deo gloria'' ("glory to God alone")=== {{Main|Soli Deo gloria}} ''Soli Deo gloria'', or "glory to God alone", stands in opposition to the veneration perceived by many to be present in the Roman Catholic Church of [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary]] the mother of Jesus, the saints, or angels.{{according to whom|date=January 2022}} ''Soli Deo gloria'' is the teaching that all glory is to be due to God alone,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bible Gateway passage: Psalm 115:1 - New International Version |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20115%3A1&version=NIV |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Bible Gateway |language=en}}</ref> since salvation is accomplished solely through His will and action – not only the gift of the all-sufficient [[Atonement in Christianity|atonement]] of [[Jesus in Christianity|Jesus]] on [[Christian cross|the cross]], but also the gift of faith in that atonement, created in the heart of the believer by the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} Some Reformers{{weasel inline|date=January 2022}} believed that human beings – even saints [[canonization|canonized]] by the Roman Catholic Church, the popes, and the ecclesiastical hierarchy – are not worthy of the glory that was accorded them; that is, one should not exalt such humans for their good works, but rather praise and give glory to God.{{according to whom|date=January 2022}}
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