Martin Luther was called to appear before the Diet of Worms because of his "teaching and books."  He appeared before Emperor Charles V. and his brother Archduke Ferdinand and a host of other rulers in the Holy Roman Empire.  Luther was asked whether or not he wrote the books that were placed on a table in the hall.  He did acknowledge them as his books.  Then Luther was asked:  "Are you prepared to retract these books, and their contents, or do you persist in the opinions you have advanced in...
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