oct 5, 1519 - Luther debates Johann Eck at Leipzig

Description:

refused to take back his ideas and instead publicized them further by printing pamphlets; said...
- both popes ad clergy could err --> secular leaders should reform the church if clerical hierarchy didnt
- no distinction between clergy + laypeople --> demanding celibacy was dumb and destructive

Papacy responded w/ letter condemning his propositions, ordering that his books were burned, and gave him 2 months to recant or be excommunicated --> luther further retaliated by burning said letter

Added to timeline:

Date: