Martin Luther stated he would only reconcile with the Pope if the Pope accepted his 95 Theses in their entirety. On meeting with the Pope, the Pope accepted only a fraction of them which caused Martin Luther to break with the Communion of Rome.
Pope Leo X ordered Luther to stop stirring up trouble. This attempt to keep Luther quiet had the opposite effect. Luther now started issuing statements about other issues. For example, at that time people believed that the Pope was infallible (incapable of error). However, Luther was convinced that Leo X was wrong to sell indulgences. Therefore, Luther argued, the Pope could not possibly be infallible.
Martin Luther was never made a representative of the pope.
Martin Luther King did not challenge the pope.
Pope Leo X, who was pope from March 9, 1513, to December 1, 1521, excommunicated Luther.
The pope excommunicated Luther because his teachings were heretical.
He was not a threat at all to the pope
The Pope during Martin Luther's posting of the Ninety-Five Theses was Pope Leo X.
I think it was Pope Leo X.
a monk with a lot of questions.
He waited, because Luther had many people's attention and sympathies. The pope was hoping to pressure Luther to recant, so that his sympathizers would run to the Church of the pope. If Luther was excommunicated outright, those "followers" would likely stay with Luther and reject the imposed papal authority. When Luther was clear that he maintained his stand, he was excommunicated and many Christians went with him.
yes
excommincated luther