Why did Charles V summon Martin Luther to trial?
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In 1521, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, demanded that Luther appear before the diet of the Holy Roman Empire at Worms. There was no separation between church and state. Luther was asked to explain his views and Charles ordered him to recant. Luther refused and he was placed under an imperial ban as an outlaw. All of Europe was Catholic at the time; Luther's views, however, were not really new, but part of an outspoken trend that had been stirring within a lot of people for some time. These new view born out of the frustration of the masses with the Catholic Church excesses and corruption were to usher new religions changing the face of Christianity for ever.
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