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Catholics and Protestants ask Pope Francis to Lift the Excommunication of Martin Luther | Advent Messenger
![Martin Luther as Priest, Heretic, and Outlaw: The Reformation at 500 (European Reading Room, Library of Congress) Martin Luther as Priest, Heretic, and Outlaw: The Reformation at 500 (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)](https://www.loc.gov/rr/european/images/luther6L.jpg)
Martin Luther as Priest, Heretic, and Outlaw: The Reformation at 500 (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
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![The clash between German cleric Martin Luther and Pope Leo X is the central drama in the 16th Century religious revolution known as the Reformation. – The Sun | The Sun The clash between German cleric Martin Luther and Pope Leo X is the central drama in the 16th Century religious revolution known as the Reformation. – The Sun | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/martin-luther-280_1640122a.jpg?w=280)
The clash between German cleric Martin Luther and Pope Leo X is the central drama in the 16th Century religious revolution known as the Reformation. – The Sun | The Sun
![Caricature of the Pope by Lucas Cranach the Elder with text by Martin Luther, 1545. Caption reads: 'The pope alone can interpret scripture and cleanse wrongdoing, just as the donkey alone can Caricature of the Pope by Lucas Cranach the Elder with text by Martin Luther, 1545. Caption reads: 'The pope alone can interpret scripture and cleanse wrongdoing, just as the donkey alone can](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HHW3KE/caricature-of-the-pope-by-lucas-cranach-the-elder-with-text-by-martin-HHW3KE.jpg)