The books in question were regarded as less than scripture from the earliest times by even popes and early church fathers. So, Luther and others didn’t just “decide.” The books were retained by Luther but separated from scripture and identified as being good for edification, which is the identical, historical stance of the Catholic Church itself up to that point and until the Counter-Reformation, at which point the books in question were canonized.
“The books were retained by Luther but separated from scripture and identified as being good for edification, which is the identical, historical stance of the Catholic Church itself up to that point and until the Counter-Reformation, at which point the books in question were canonized.”
Ummmm, no. Not even.