Luther Stands Firm: Diet of Worms Ignites the Reformation
Martin Luther demanded a single day to reconsider his stance on Church doctrine, transforming a tense interrogation into a moment of deliberate resolve. This pause allowed him to return the next morning with his famous refusal to recant, an act that shattered any hope of reconciliation and cemented the permanent split between Protestant reformers and the Catholic hierarchy.
April 17, 1521
505 years ago
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Martin Luther
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Diet of Worms
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Excommunication
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