Martin Luther’s Reply to the Papal Bull of Leo X
Reading Time: 4 minutes Luther burning the Pope’s bull in front of the east gate of Wittenberg in December 1520. Exsurge Domine (Latin: Arise O Lord) is a papal bull issued on 15 June 1520 by Pope Leo X. It was written in response to the teachings of Martin Luther which opposed the views of the papacy. It censured forty one propositions extracted from Luther’s 95 theses and subsequent writings, and threatened him with … Continue reading →