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1475–1521 Italy
Pope Leo X (born Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici, 11 December 1475 - 1 December 1521) was head of the Roman Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in 1521.
Also known as: Leo X
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Since God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it.
Some, putting aside her true interpretation of Sacred Scripture, are blinded in mind by the father of lies.
Exsurge Domine (1520)
That heretics be burned is against the will of the Spirit.
We enjoin, however, on Martin that in the meantime he cease from all preaching or the office of preacher...
Exsurge Domine (1520)
In fact, they twist and adulterate the Scriptures.
Exsurge Domine (1520)
Arise, O Lord, and judge your own cause. Remember your reproaches to those who are filled with foolishness all through the day. Listen to our prayers, for foxes have arisen seeking to destroy the vineyard whose winepress you alone have trod.
Exsurge Domine (1520)
Made thirty, we should make thirty-one
We forbid each and every one of the faithful of either sex, in virtue of holy obedience and under the above penalties to be incurred automatically, to read, assert, preach, praise, print, publish, or defend them.
Exsurge Domine (1520)
It has served us well, this myth of Christ.
Disputed