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Leo X

Pope from 1513 to 1521 (1475–1521)

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Nov 2, 2025
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What were the key theological points condemned by Pope Leo X in 1520?

Pope Leo X’s 1520 bull Exsurge Domine formally condemned drawn from Martin Luther’s writings, targeting teachings on indulgences, papal authority, sacraments, justification, and related moral and doct...

Nov 1, 2025
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What was Pope Leo X's official response to Luther's 95 Theses in 1520 and how did it escalate to excommunication?

Pope Leo X’s formal reply to Martin Luther’s challenge was the papal bull *Exsurge Domine* , which and gave Luther a sixty-day ultimatum to recant; Luther refused, escalating the conflict and culminat...

Nov 7, 2025

What specific passages in the 95 Theses criticize the sale of indulgences and who sold them in 1517?

Martin Luther’s 95 Theses explicitly attacked the Roman Catholic practice of selling indulgences as corrupt and spiritually misleading; several theses (notably in the cluster from roughly , and specif...

Oct 14, 2025

Pope Leo quote about Kings

The claim that there is a specific well‑known “Pope Leo” quote about kings cannot be confirmed from the materials provided: contemporary reports citing a “Pope Leo XIV” do contain a direct, attributab...