Edict of Worms - c. 1520 - In response to Martin Luther's
strong condemnation of church doctrine, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, 1519 - 1556 convened a meeting to force Luther to
recant his heretical stance. Undaunted, Luther stood fast, and
proclaimed that [paraphrase] he had arrived at his beliefs based on
the word of God, and only the word of God would dissuade him. The
Emperor, not being one to withstand such a rebuff, quickly issued the
Edict of Worms, making Luther an outlaw and required Luther to be
captured and his works to be burned.
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