Science Fair Project Encyclopedia Edict of Worms The Edict of
Worms was issued by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor on May 29,
1521 at Worms, at the end of the Diet of Worms. It contained a
condemnation of Martin Luther and declared him to be an outlaw
and a heretic for his opposition to the doctrines of the Roman
Catholic Church. Among other things, this ruling permitted
anyone to kill Luther without suffering legal consequence, and
the property of Luther's followers and supporters could be
seized by force. Luther was, however, charged to go along the
passage across the Holy Roman Empire and thus returned to
Wittenberg where he was protected by the Elector Friedrich until
1522 when he felt compelled to return from his exile there to
defend his views in the context of the revolution they had
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