More notes on Luther and the Reformation

Today in class, we took the last couple notes on the remaining slides on 'The Luther and Reformation' PowerPoint. The students also have a test tomorrow on this topic, including topics associating with the Renaissance. Pushback from the Church. Luther's ideas are becoming popular, so the Church criticizes him and his "heretical" ideas. Luther suggests Christians drive the Pope from the Church by force! In 1520, Pope Leo X issues a decree threatening Luther excommunication unless he takes back his statements. Luther throws the Pope's decree into a bonfire in front of a huge crowd of cheering people. Pope Leo X eventually excommunicates Luther. The Holy Roman Emperor gets involved. Holy Roman Emperor Charles V is a devout Christian who wants Luther to recant. Luther refuses, so Charles orders Luther put "on trial" at the Diet of Worms. ("Diet") means assembly or convention": "Worms" is a city in Germany. Monk on the run. Because of his lack of repentance, Luther is declared "an outlaw and a heretic" and he "escapes" from Worms. He is to be arrested on sight. It was a crime to give Luther food or shelter. His writings are banned, his books are to be burned. Anyone could kill Luther without legal consequence. Prince Frederick hides Luther away in his castle for a year. The Birth of Lutherans (and Protestants). When Luther returned to Wittenburg, many of his ideas/reforms were being put into practice. Some of his followers had formed a separate religious group called Lutherans. But some princes were still loyal to the Pope. The word Catholic is a term meaning "universal" or "whole". Those were all of the notes that I had written in my book, that I will be studying for the test tomorrow. All we did in class was take notes and work on our blogs.