Martin Luther is excommunicated

Martin Luther Is Excommunicated

Today in 1521, Martin Luther is excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Leo X issues the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, which excommunicates Martin Luther from the Catholic Church. Martin Luther, the catalyst for Protestantism, was a professor of biblical interpretation at the University of Wittenberg in Germany when he drew up his 95 Theses condemning the Catholic