1. Aim: Analyze the Impact of Luther’s Religious Revolt

2. The Response to Luther
Luther was astonished at how his ideas spread and attract followers
Many unhappy with Church for political and economic reasons
The Pope’s Threat
As Luther’s ideas became more popular, Pope realized Luther was serious threat
1520: Pope Leo X issued decree threatening Luther with Excommunication unless he take back statements
Luther burns decree
Leo excommunicated Luther 2

3. The Emperor’s Opposition
1521: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V summons Luther to town of Worms to stand trial and take back statements
Luther Refuses
Charles issued Edicts of Worms
Imperial order declared Luther an outlaw and heretic
1522- Luther returned to Wittenberg
Discovered that many of his ideas were put into practice
Luther and his followers became separate religious group: The Lutherans 3

4. The Peasants Revolt People began to apply Luther’s revolutionary ideas
1524: Germans peasants demanded end to serfdom
Bands of angry peasants raided monasteries, pillaged, and burned
Revolt horrified Luther
Wrote pamphlet urging German princes to show peasants no mercy 4

5. Germany at War Many northern German princes supported Lutheranism
Some princes did not support Luther
Some princes saw his teachings as a good excuse to seize church property and assert independence from Charles V
1529: Princes who supported Luther came to be known as Protestants
Term Protestant was applied to Christians who belonged to non-Catholic churches 5