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Martin Luther should be excommunicated (make it a sin for any Christian to talk to him)
Martin Luther should be exiled from his homeland in Saxony, Germany
Martin Luther should get a deal: if he recants (takes back) what he said, he can stay a monk
Start a Counter-Reformation. Make reforms like not selling indulgences, firing corrupt bishops
who use church money on themselves, and start Christian schools. Also arrest anti-Catholic
people. Torture them if needed to find enemies of the Catholic Church. This would be called
an Inquisition.
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4) Start a Counter-Reformation. Make reforms like not selling indulgences, firing corrupt bishops
who use church money on themselves, and start Christian schools. Also arrest anti-Catholic
people. Torture them if needed to find enemies of the Catholic Church. This would be called
an Inquisition.
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You are Pope Leo X. Martin Luthers 95 Theses are ruing your reputation, since he criticizes you. He
is also criticizing one of the best ways of making money the Church has ever had selling
indulgences. You cannot let him continue to speak such blasphemy against the Catholic Church. You
could surely excommunicate him, but he is now talking about making his own Lutheran Church,
where people can read the Bible on their own and have a personal relationship with God without any
priest needing to be involved. If Luther does this, then maybe others will do it too, and youll have an
even bigger problem on your hands. You could get help from the King of Saxony, where Luther lives,
to try to silence him, or you could try
What should happen to Luther? Choose one or more consequences and explain why on the lines.
1)
2)
3)
4)
Martin Luther should be excommunicated (make it a sin for any Christian to talk to him)
Martin Luther should be exiled from his homeland in Saxony, Germany
Martin Luther should get a deal: if he recants (takes back) what he said, he can stay a monk
Start a Counter-Reformation. Make reforms like not selling indulgences, firing corrupt bishops
who use church money on themselves, and start Christian schools. Also arrest anti-Catholic
people. Torture them if needed to find enemies of the Catholic Church. This would be called
an Inquisition.
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Mainz) called the 95 Theses, an explanation of why Pope Leo Xs idea of selling indulgences was
wrong, against the Bible, and against the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Your task: You are being assigned a specific role from the Protestant Reformation. After reading your
role, you must decide what should happen to Martin Luther. Choose one or more consequences for
Martin Luther and explain why you think this should be his consequence on the lines below. After
this, you will be in a group with the other roles and you will all try to convince the Pope to make a
final decision. Whatever the Pope decides in final, but he is letting you have input.
Roles:
Pope Leo X
A priest who has worked with Martin Luther
A peasant who volunteers at Martin Luthers Catholic Church
The King of Saxony, a German land where Martin Luther lives and preaches
The Archbishop of Mainz, Germany (the region that includes Martin Luthers church)
You are a peasant who volunteers at the Catholic Church where Martin Luther preaches. You
know this man as being very kind and generous, and you are confused about why people are against
him. You know that selling indulgences seems wrong, and you love hearing Martin Luther preach in
church he really does well when he has freedom of speech. But you also trust that the Pope is Gods
messenger on earth and knows what the truth is. But something about selling indulgences seems
wrong. Maybe the Pope will change his mind about selling indulgences so Martin Luther can go free?
Or maybe if the Pope knew how Martin Luther is such a good Christian, he would reconsider how he
feels about him? Or maybe we can convince Martin Luther to take back what he said? Because you
know him, you could maybe try to talk to him
What should happen to Luther? Choose one or more consequences and explain why on the lines.
1)
2)
3)
4)
Martin Luther should be excommunicated (make it a sin for any Christian to talk to him)
Martin Luther should be exiled from his homeland in Saxony, Germany
Martin Luther should get a deal: if he recants (takes back) what he said, he can stay a monk
Start a Counter-Reformation. Make reforms like not selling indulgences, firing corrupt bishops
who use church money on themselves, and start Christian schools. Also arrest anti-Catholic
people. Torture them if needed to find enemies of the Catholic Church. This would be called
an Inquisition.
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Write down what the other roles in your group said should happen to Martin Luther
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What did your Pope Leo X finally decide and what was the reason for this consequence?
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Martin Luther should be excommunicated (make it a sin for any Christian to talk to him)
Martin Luther should be exiled from his homeland in Saxony, Germany
Martin Luther should get a deal: if he recants (takes back) what he said, he can stay a monk
Start a Counter-Reformation. Make reforms like not selling indulgences, firing corrupt bishops
who use church money on themselves, and start Christian schools. Also arrest anti-Catholic
people. Torture them if needed to find enemies of the Catholic Church. This would be called
an Inquisition.
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Write down what the other roles in your group said should happen to Martin Luther
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