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How was martin Luther excommunicated from the church?

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Was Martin Luther a slave?

Martin Luther, the one from the reformation, was not a slave. He was actually a monk before he was excommunicated from the church.


How did Catholic Church accept Martin Luther?

No, instead he was excommunicated as a heretic.


What declaration caused Martin Luther to be excommunicated from the Catholic Church?

Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his Ninety-Five Theses, which he posted on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517. In these theses, Luther criticized the selling of indulgences by the Catholic Church, questioning its authority and practices. This led to a chain reaction of events that ultimately resulted in Luther's excommunication in 1521.


Was Martin Luther in the Catholic Church at the time of his death?

No, he had been excommunicated by the Edict of Worms.


When was Martin Luther officially excommunicated by the Catholic Church?

.Catholic AnswerThe Bull, Decet Romanum Pontificem (It please the Roman Pontiff) excommunicated the heretic, Martin Luther, was issued on January 3, 1521.


What did the pope of the Catholic church do to stop Martin Luther?

I'd imagine because of his Heresy he was excommunicated.


How could Christians make sure they got to heaven before martin Luther?

Martin Luther didn't determine people got to heaven, but the Catholic Church was the entity that determined who got into heaven. If they excommunicated a person that was taken away. People were in great fear of being excommunicated by the church.


When did Martin Luther take over the Christian church?

Martin Luther never took over the Christian Church, he was excommunicated from it in 1521 in the bull Decet Romanum Pontificem: Papal Bull on the Condemnation and Excommunication of Martin Luther, the Heretic, and his Followers, January 3, 1521.


Who created the Lutheran church?

His followers. I have been raised Lutheran and I have learned that Martin Luther's original intentions were not at all to break with the Catholic church, he in fact encouraged his followers not to break from the church, he just wanted to change the corruptness of it and focus more on the Bible. The way I understand it to be is that Martin Luther's followers (not Martin Luther, it was after his death) broke from the Catholic church because they recognized the strength of the church itself and were insulted by the fact that the Catholic church excommunicated Luther.


Martin Luther and Martin Luther Johann Gutenberg were two men who broke with the catholic?

Roman Catholic AnswerNo, Johann Gutenberg died a child of the Church and was buried from the Church. Martin Luther was excommunicated for his intransigent heresy and for breaking his solemn vows as a priest and religious; not to mention leading others away from the Church established by Our Blessed Lord for their salvation.


What were the punishments imposed on Martin Luther for his challenge of Catholic teachings and practices?

1. He was excommunicated from the Catholic Church. 2. He was (later) declared an outlaw.


What actions did Martin Luther take in response to the Churches actions?

The Church attempted to correct Martin Luther and save him from falling into heresy. When all else failed, they excommunicated him in an effort to limit the damage done by his errant theology.