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W O R M S
______________ Diet (Assembly) of year 1 5 2 1 _______________
Perhaps the
most dramatic scene
of the entire 2nd Thousand Years A.D.
( because )
Luther had not only
ideas . . “contrary to”
traditionally . . approved . . Catholic . . dogma
He . . & his Wittenberg University students . . ( Jan 3, 1520 )
➤ had BURNED the demands
➤ had BURNED the demands
. . written in the Pope’s PAPAL BULL ( official “Order” )
Charles V ( instructed by Pope Leo )
( in essence = Death Sentence )
Charles arranged an Assembly in "Worms", Germany
Year 1520 . . Young Charles ( age 20 ) assumes his INHERITED role and . . is crowned EMPEROR shortly before conducting this ( his first ) crucial meeting 1521 Worms, Germany |
➤ “Secular” Powers
including . . ( 20 yr old, newly crowned ) Imperial Majesty Charles V
and . . all the
Catholic and “Luther” - leaning Princes of Germany’s 300 kingdoms
( all . . part of the . . Holy Roman Empire )
plus
➤ “Religious” Leaders
Clergy . . and . . Church Representatives
and
members of the parish - congregations, commoners, average - Joe citizens
from all over Germany
Prince Elector "Frederick"
from the . . Kingdom of Saxony . . where Luther lived
advised Charles V to
. . ➤ “ WITHDRAW " the BAN . .
- OR -
there would be an immediate . . “ REVOLUTION ” of citizen revolt
- Instead -
➤ provide “ SAFETY ” for L u t h e r
➤ provide “ SAFETY ” for L u t h e r
At 4 p.m. on the scheduled date
( following Empire business considered "much more important” )
( following Empire business considered "much more important” )
John Eck ( a different Eck ) . . prosecutor / interrogator . .
asked Luther . .
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Are these your writings ?
Will you now before God and this
impressive ( “august” ) assembly
DENY . . 'e v e r y t h i n g'
you have written ?
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Even Luther’s 'opponents' lauded his writings regarding
. . “ basic Christian Truth ”
. . “ basic Christian Truth ”
In some writings . . Luther had attacked “ ERROR ”
. . ( taking those back would mislead people )
In some writings . . Luther had attacked “individuals”
. . ( maybe going too far . . for that he was sorry )Knowing about John HUS ( 100 yrs earlier ) condemned for "Heresy" Luther thought he would suffer the same fate |
HUS was publicly burned at the stake |
➤ Luther wanted to give a . . good answer
( & was soberly aware of the . . dire “consequences” )
( to take this stuff back )
The following day . .
Interrogator ECK repeated the questions and continued to press Luther for a clear and simple ☛ “RECANT”
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Luther answered:
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“Since then, your Majesty and your Lordships
desire a simple reply,
desire a simple reply,
I’ll give you a straight answer . .
( medieval idiom: “without horns and without teeth” )
“Unless I am convinced by the testimony of the Scriptures
or . . by clear reason . .
or . . by clear reason . .
. . for I do not trust either in
since it is well - known that
I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted
“I CANNOT and WILL NOT RECANT anything
" H E R E I S T A N D
I C A N D O N O O T H E R
May God help me
Amen ”
( Imagine the . . SILENCE . . that froze the Assembly )
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Emperor Charles V . . in spite of granting
SAFE travel . . for LUTHER
SAFE travel . . for LUTHER
( both directions ) . . between . . Worms (meeting) and Wittenberg (home)
issued the following
d e c i s i v e ( and ) d a m n i n g
Edict of Worms
↓
had excommunicated Luther . . from the Church
but now . . this
had made Luther
an O U T L A W ( as well as ) a H E R E T I C
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. ANYONE
. ANY TIME
. ANY WHERE
➤ . without ANY FEAR of RETRIBUTION
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But . . WHERE WAS LUTHER ? No one could find him . .
He had been KIDNAPPED 🤐 by . . people working for . . Luther's . . Prince Frederick of Saxony |
Today . . it's an estimated . . 92 Hour . . HIKE Luther . . was traveling dirt TRAILS by "HORSE" and CART ( And SO . . this Late - Medieval Plot . . " t h i c k e n e t h " ! ) |
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Just a couple shots to prove WE were in WORMS
October 2017
500th Anniversary of the Reformation
This is the largest Reformation Memorial . . IN THE WORLD !!
and . . we too say (and "wear") HERE I STAND . .
(Gift socks . . saved for the day
we might visit "Worms" !
We brought them along with us
just for a snapshot like this !)
Yes, there's more . .
Have to get some sleep
That's all folks !
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