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Submitted by David (Russia), Jul 31, 2017 at 18:45

Actually Luther relied on the relatively secular German princes for his support. He posted his thesis' from the safety of Wittenberg. Had he done so in Rome, he most certainly would not have survived for long and would have been executed by the Catholic Church like so many before him.

http://www.medievalhistories.com/martin-luther-and-the-german-princes/

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