oct 5, 1519 - Luther debates Johann Eck at Leipzig
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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
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Date:
oct 5, 1519
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~ 506 years ago