Luther continued to preach, write, and publish his attacks on the church, was excommunicated in january 1521, and told to appear before the assembly at the city of worms Luther was summoned to the diet of worms to renounce or reaffirm his views in response to a papal bull of pope leo x [4] luther was summoned by the emperor.
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In response, luther publicly burned the papal bull and refused to renounce his propositions
He was excommunicated from the roman catholic church on january 3, 1521.
Rome hoped that the diet would reject luther’s cause, thus easing the task of a general council of bishops, chaired by the pope, who would be dealing with the religious issues raised. The pope then excommunicated luther on 3 january 1521 The traditional defenders of the faith had actually anticipated that excommunication would be followed immediately by an imperial ban, but the imperial potentates and noblemen insisted on hearing luther before an imperial diet. The reformer was warned unequivocally that if he did not publicly renounce these errors and submit himself to the authority of the roman church that he would be excommunicated.
This diet conducted both political and church business, but on the docket were the charges against luther Luther arrived in worms on april 16, and he was to appear before the diet at 4 p.m The following day, april 17. Martin luther was summoned to the diet in order to renounce or reaffirm his views in response to a papal bull of pope leo x
In answer to questioning, he defended these views and refused to recant them.
The pope excommunicated him on jan 21, 1521, but it was several months before the condemnation was received in germany Luther's prince, frederick iii the wise, elector of saxony, refused to take any action against luther.
