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Exsurge Domine is a
papal bull issued on
June 15,
1520 by
Pope Leo X in response to the teachings of
Martin Luther in his
95 theses and subsequent writings which opposed the views of the
papacy. The Latin title
Exsurge Domine is translated into English as
Arise, O Lord.
While the bull didn't directly condemn all the points of Luther's doctrines, it did specifically demand that Luther retract 41 errors (some drawn from his
95 theses, some from other writings or sayings attributed to him) within sixty days of its publication in neighboring regions to
Saxony. This time expired on
December 10,
1520, which was the day on which Luther burned his copy of the bull along with volumes of
Canon law by the Elster Gate in
Wittenberg. This book burning was in reaction to
Johann Eck's procedure of burning Luther's books after he'd published the bull in various places in Germany. As he burned his copy of the bull, Luther is reported to have said, "Because you've confounded the truth [or,the saints] of God, today the Lord confounds you. Into the fire with you!" reminiscent of
Psalm 21:9.
Because
Luther refused to comply,
the pope issued the bull
Decet Romanum Pontificem on
January 3,
1521,
excommunicating him.
The
Vatican's copy of
Exsurge Domine is still extant in the
Vatican Library.
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