West Civ

Today in West Civ, we finished the powerpoint.  We learned the three things that Luther believes is that people win salvation by faith in God's gift of forgiveness, all church teachings should be clearly based on the words of the Bible, and all people with faith are equal.  people do not need priests to interpret the Bible for them.  Luthers ideas become popular, so the church criticizes him and his "heretical" ideas.  Luther says they should overthrow the pope.  Pope Leo X issues a decree threatening Luther with excommunication.  In a crowd of Wittenburg students, throws it into a fire and the pope excommunication.  Holy Roman Emperor Charles V wanted Luther to recant and he refuses so he goes on trial at the Diet of Worms.  (Diet means assembly or convention) (Worms is a city in Germany) . Because Luther repents, Luther is declared "an outlaw and heretic" and he escapes from Worms.  The pope thinks he is to be arrested on sight, it is a crime to give Luther food or shelter, and his writings are banned and books were burned.

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