When Were the Leipzig Debate?
The Leipzig Debate Was a Theological Disputation Originally Between Andreas Karlstadt, Martin Luther, and Johann Eck. What Was the Result of the Leipzig...
The Leipzig Debate was a theological disputation originally between Andreas Karlstadt, Martin Luther, and Johann Eck.
What was the result of the Leipzig debate?
Leipzig thus marked a decisive moment in the evolution of what would become known as Protestantism, in contradistinction to “Roman” Catholicism. Leipzig increased the velocity at which the two sides moved to- ward these termini ad quos and thus toward ecclesiastical division.
When was Luther excommunicated?
On January 3, 1521, Pope Leo X issues the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, which excommunicates Martin Luther from the Catholic Church.