... Luther appeared before the Diet of Worms on April 18, 1521. Before the gathered hierarchy of the Catholic church, Luther still refused to recant. At the conclusion of the assembly Pope Leo X declared Luther an outlaw. With this declaration the pope ordered that it is a crime for anyone in Germany to give Luther food or shelter. It permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence. When Luther left the summit, Frederick the Wise had him kidnapped and taken to Wartburg Castle for his protection. There ...
... stake. HANS: She was innocent. FRANCO: She was convicted in the court of the Grand Inquisitor. SOPHIA: Her only crime was her beauty. FRANCO: The Grand Inquisitor himself pronounced sentence. HANS: The Grand Inquisitor was a fiend. FRANCO: He was an agent of His Holiness Pope Leo X. HANS: He was an agent of the anti-Christ. FRANCO: Bite your tongue! HANS: It would not surprise me to learn that he is the antiChrist himself. If one were to shave his head, one might find the number six-six-six tattooed on his ...
... and short of breath through prosperity and wealth, losing its vibrancy and power. After Constantine it became accommodating to the Roman Empire. It became comfortable and cozy with the culture and politics. The story is told that Pope Leo X took Erasmus, the humanist of Rotterdam, to view the treasury of the church. Leo said to Erasmus as he opened the door to the church's vast holdings, "Never again will the church have to say, 'Silver and gold have I not.' " Whereupon Erasmus answered, "Neither can it say ...
... which they are called. Church History: Martin Luther. On October 31, 1517, Luther (1483–1546) changed the course of human history when he nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door at Wittenberg, accusing the Roman Catholic Church of multiple heresies. Pope Leo X then pronounced him a heretic. Refusing to recant his views before the Diet of Worms, he stated the following famous words: “Unless I am convinced by proofs from Scriptures or by plain and clear reasons and arguments, I can and will not ...
The Feast of Christmas celebrates God's wondrous gift of Jesus Christ to be the Savior of the world. The Feast of Epiphany celebrates our human gifts to God, symbolized by those gifts given by the wise men to the Christ Child. More than any other characters in the Christmas story, the three wise men have been the subject of much good humor. Perhaps you recall the story of the little boy who was setting up a manger scene in the corner of his schoolroom. Puzzled for a moment, he called out to his teacher, " ...
