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But German nobles did not like the flow of money to Rome, and they backed Martin Luther in order to cut off the donations by Germans to support Rome.  

But German nobles did not like the flow of money to Rome, and they backed Martin Luther in order to cut off the donations by Germans to support Rome.  

In 1520, Pope Leo X announced the papal bull Exsurge Domine, which required Luther to withdraw 41 of his 95 Theses or be excommunicated.  Luther refused and was then excommunicated (kicked out) by the Catholic Church.

In 1520, Pope Leo X announced the papal bull Exsurge Domine, which required Luther to withdraw 41 of his 95 Theses or be excommunicated.  Luther refused and was then excommunicated by the Catholic Church.

It was then up to [[German]] authorities to take any legal action against Luther.  The 21-year-old Holy Roman Emperor Charles V ordered him to stand trial before an assembly (a "[[Diet]]") of estates of the Holy Roman Empire that met in Worms, a small town in what is now Germany.  This famous assembly is therefore known as the "Diet of Worms."  The verdict (the "Edict of Worms") was "guilty".  Luther was declared an outlaw who should be arrested.  

It was then up to [[German]] authorities to take any legal action against Luther.  The 21-year-old Holy Roman Emperor Charles V ordered him to stand trial before an assembly (a "[[Diet]]") of estates of the Holy Roman Empire that met in Worms, a small town in what is now Germany.  This famous assembly is therefore known as the "Diet of Worms."  The verdict (the "Edict of Worms") was "guilty".  Luther was declared an outlaw who should be arrested.