How did Louis IV respond to the pope in the Sachsenhausen Appellation?

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In the Sachsenhausen Appellation of May 22, 1324, Louis IV responded to his excommunication by Pope John XXII by turning the charge of heresy back against the pope himself.1

The document addressed both doctrinal points and constitutional issues regarding the Holy Roman Empire. Louis later acknowledged that the argumentation used in the proclamation was ill-advised and subsequently sought to soften its effect.1