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After 500 years of schism, will the rift of the Reformation finally be healed? | Religion | The Guardian
![Missed In History on Twitter: "Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church on this day in 1521. https://t.co/JrIbtcSqDx" / Twitter Missed In History on Twitter: "Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church on this day in 1521. https://t.co/JrIbtcSqDx" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSp6rPpXcAMxowN.jpg)
Missed In History on Twitter: "Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church on this day in 1521. https://t.co/JrIbtcSqDx" / Twitter
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Martin Luther as Priest, Heretic, and Outlaw: The Reformation at 500 (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
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The clash between German cleric Martin Luther and Pope Leo X is the central drama in the 16th Century religious revolution known as the Reformation. – The Sun | The Sun
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