Today, December 10, 1520, Martin Luther had the courage and conviction to publicly burn the papal edict demanding he recant his accusations of heresy to the Catholic Church, or face excommunication.
Take that , Pope.
I mean, really, the Catholic Church was taking money from what were poor people, so they could assure themselves a place in heaven, among other insane, deplorable, despicable things.
Talk about blood money.
The guy was smart. The guy had guts.
Our hats off to you, Martin Luther, for standing up to ignorant thought and a great deal of peer pressure.
This is my favorite thing he did, however, as this is what lead up to today's date:
"On Halloween of 1517, Luther changed the course of human history when he nailed his 95 Theses to the church door at Wittenberg, accusing the Roman Catholic church of heresy upon heresy."
Good on ya', Martin.
Our thanks.
Link: http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/martin-luther.html
To read his 95 Theses, go here: http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html
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