October 16, 1520: The Wild Boar
Luther: In Real Time
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Martin Luther received an official letter from the Pope, denouncing his teaching and giving him 60 days to recant. The Pope's reference to Luther as a wild boar is no accidental turn of phrase; he had written it four months earlier while preparing for a hunting trip. By burning Luther's books, you may rid your bookshelves of him. But you cannot rid man's minds of him. How long before they burned him?
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