the reformations- PIH

Question 1

Write about a follower of a named religious reformer at the time of the
Reformation.

Answer 1

I am a follower of Martin Luther and I live in
Wittenberg. I admire the stand Luther took
against the Catholic Church. I was alarmed
at the abuses in the Church. ✸ Martin Luther
was a monk and professor who worked in
my town. He opposed the sale of indulgences
and wrote 95 theses condemning their sale. ✸
His ideas spread quickly with the help of
the printing press. ✸ They were very popular
and Luther wrote pamphlets attacking the
Catholic Church. ✸
Pope Leo X became alarmed. He sent a
Papal Bull or letter demanding that Luther
take back his views. This bull was called
Exsurge Domine. ✸ Luther refused to agree
to the Pope’s demand and publicly burned the bull. ✸
He was now in serious trouble and could be executed but he was protected by his ruler
Frederick the Wise. ✸
Luther was summoned to appear before the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet of Worms. ✸
Here Luther acted very bravely and refused to take back his views. He was declared an outlaw
by the Edict of Worms. ✸
On his way back to Wittenberg Luther was kidnapped by soldiers on the orders of
Frederick and kept at Wartburg castle for his own protection. ✸
Here he translated the New Testament into German. ✸
When he came back to Wittenberg he introduced religious changes. The mass was replaced
by a communion service in German. ✸ In 1525 Luther married a former nun Catherine von
Bora and lived in Wittenberg where he wrote many more pamphlets and hymns.