Photos: iStock. The Main Square of Luther City Wittenberg in Germany
I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I will not retract anything, since it is neither safe nor right to go against conscience. I cannot do otherwise, here I stand, may God help me. Amen.
With these words, Martin Luther (1483-1546) defended his views before the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, at the Diet of Worms in 1521. Luther’s protest had started in 1517, in Wittenberg, with his Ninety-Five Theses.