how did the church answer the protests of martin luther? pls help me.. its for my project.. pls..?

Answer 1

They tried to persuade him to not protest. Later they demanded he recant and he refused to do so.

He was later excommunicated and was in danger of being imprisoned or even executed as a heretic.

It was at this time the German princes took Luther into custody for his own safety and placed him in a castle, where he translated the Scriptures into German--a translation still in use today.

Answer 2

By the "church", I assume you mean "the Catholic church".

After Luther (and others) broke with the Catholic church (called the "Reformation", the Catholic hierarchy began the "Counter-Reformation", which included among other things, the infamous Spanish Inquisition.

In general, the Catholic church responded by clamping down more tightly on religious thought and freedom, hoping to avoid future "Martin Luther"'s.

Without trying to politicize your question, there is an modern analogy: think about the US government's response after 9-11. they cracked down on freedoms after an attack on America's freedoms. Martin Luther was perceived by Catholics in the 15th century to be extremely dangerous, in the same way we perceive Osama bin Ladin (and NO-- I am NOT saying Luther is the same as Osama...). And when Luther attacked there way of life, they attacked back.

There is obviously a lot more to the whole process that this, but this may be a helpful way to imagine what was going on in the church 500 years ago.

Answer 3

Yes, when Martin Luther posted his protests to the door of the church he had no intention of separating from the Catholic Church, but his students had them printed and passed them out to everyone.
The Catholic Church confronted Luther who refused to recant them even though he knew it could mean his death. The Catholic church did not argue any of his points with Scripture but depended on Church teaching and church traditions to make arguments. Luther considered the Scriptures to be the last word on religious debates but the Catholic church considers church teachings and church traditions to be the last word (it is still this way).
The Catholic church tried to execute him and then brought a trial against him but he won with the help of the German Princes. The German followers of Luther (against the will of Luther) then attacked Catholic Church's and Catholics (killing many). The Catholic church excommunicated Martin Luther which to them is a sentence to Hell for all eternity.
The Catholic church eventually recognized some of Martin Luther's protests as legitimate and changed somewhat. As an example, the Catholic Church no longer sells indulgences to release people from purgatory or to lessen their time in purgatory. However, they still recognize indulgences and you can earn them by doing acts of prayers.

Answer 4

He was told to be in court to be tried at the Diet of Worms (verms pronounced). He was told that he must recant his allegations about the Catholic church or face excommuniation and possible death. He was excommunicated and went into hiding in a monastery with his wife and children for several years. There he translated the Bible from Latin, which it was written in so that others not read it unless they spoke Latin. It was also chained to the table in the sanctuary. He translated it into German (his language) where it eventually got translated to every language known to man. He did not wish to have his own denomination of Christianity begun, however Lutheranism began. It is a cleaner version of Catholicism, without the acknowledgement to all of the saints and the Virgin Mary. The denomination began as The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, where it still is a moderately strict, older fashioned denomination than the ELCA.

Answer 5

The churches doctrinal answers to luther can be found here -- http://www.northforest.org/CatholicApologetics/Luther.html. As one can see, the theological and philosophical bases to the issues are sound. The largely unstated political issues however have been largely ignored or even botched IMO.

Answer 6

he was excommunicated from the church.
he believed that people should be taught the Bible in their native tongue, not Latin.
he condemned the corruption that had grown like a cancer in the Vatican.
this is the founding of the protestant movement and the Lutheran religion.

Answer 7

He was excommunicated in 1521.

Answer 8

They called him a heretic, which he was, but so were they. Everybody heretic!...except for me.