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Was Martin Luther a pope

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11y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Martin Luther was no pope, history tells us that he was a professed friar of the Augustinian Order, and that he had been ordained to the priesthood, before he left his Order, broke all his vows, and was excommunicated for heresy.

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