on of the printing press led to the rapid circulation of his writings, which in turn sparked smoldering discontent with the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy into raging flames. Luther was supported by a number of secular rulers, partly for political reasons. His challenging ideas were also embraced in a genuinely popular movement, and his theology was spread in Germany by numerous preachers.
             In response to this challenge papal authorities ordered Luther to retract and submit to church authority, but he became more stubborn, appeali
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