POPE FRANCIS WON’T LIFT LUTHER’S EXCOMMUNICATION: Francis rejects plea to pardon ‘Reformer’ on 500th anniversary of bull!
by Jules Gomes • December 31, 2020 VATICAN CITY (ChurchMilitant.com) – Pope Francis has rejected an appeal to reinstate expelled Augustinian monk Martin Luther on the 500th anniversary of his excommunication, which falls on Jan. 3, 2021. The 2017 Vatican Philatelic Office stamp on Luther The pontiff’s highly significant overtures towards Lutherans over the last five years had …