Exsurge Domine
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Exsurge Domine was a papal bull issued by Pope Leo X on June 15, 1520. The bull condemned 41 sentences from Martin Luther's writings, deeming them heretical, scandalous, and offensive. Luther was given 60 days to recant his teachings and another 60 days to report his recantation to Rome.1
In response, Luther burned a copy of the bull, along with other papal writings, on December 10, 1520. This act led to his formal excommunication with the bull Decet Romanum Pontificem on January 3, 1521, declaring him a heretic. The controversy stemmed from Luther's challenge to the church's doctrine on redemption, particularly the sale of indulgences, and his assertion that Scripture alone was the basis of authority.12
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Johann Eck…helped compose the papal bull Exsurge Domine (June 1520), in which Pope Leo X condemned 41 of Luther’s theses and threatened the latter with excommunication. Leo X then commissioned Eck to publish and enforce the new papal bull throughout Germany.
Read More…helped compose the papal bull Exsurge Domine (June 1520), in which Pope Leo X condemned 41 of Luther’s theses and threatened the latter with excommunication. Leo X then commissioned Eck to publish and enforce the new papal bull throughout Germany.
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Leo XConflict with Luther…June 15, 1520, Leo issued Exsurge Domini, a papal bull that charged Luther with 41 instances of deviation from the teaching and practice of the Roman Catholic Church and ordered him to recant within 60 days or suffer excommunication. Luther, who by this time had gained the support of influential…
Read More…June 15, 1520, Leo issued Exsurge Domini, a papal bull that charged Luther with 41 instances of deviation from the teaching and practice of the Roman Catholic Church and ordered him to recant within 60 days or suffer excommunication. Luther, who by this time had gained the support of influential…
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