Don't make me laugh. Luther holed up in the Wartburg Castle because his 1521 Excommunication left him unemployed. His sponsor, Frederick III of Saxony, brought him there to advance his ambitions. Fredrick was angry that the Pope had failed on his promise to support him for Emperor. The crown went to Charles V and Fredrick became one of the Protestant Princes.
Luther spent a total of nine months in the Wartburg Castle, in relative luxury at the expense of his host, writing his flawed translation of the Bible. It might be noted that his antisemitic works were also sponsored by those not content with having stolen from the Catholic Church. They were written to excuse theft from Jews.
Luther live another 24 years outside its protections before he died a bloated, self indulgent physical wreck in 1546. In the end it was his excesses, not the Pope that killed him.
Natural Law wrote:
“Luther live another 24 years outside its protections before he died a bloated, self indulgent physical wreck in 1546. In the end it was his excesses, not the Pope that killed him.”
Cool, logical, scholarly. What more could one say about such assertions and, still more importantly, there bearing on the truth of Christian doctrine?
But, if you want to play this game, let’s take a quick look at the Reformation Era popes:
Alexander VI - now if you like bloat and death, this is the guy.
Pius III - not 24 years, but 26 days!
Julius II - ah, yes, Il Papa Terribile/Guerriero. No excesses here.
Leo X - self indulgence? A pet elephant no less, and so much more!
Adrian VI - ex-Inquisitor General. Useful training for the papacy!
Clement VII - bearded (I thought that was against the rules), worldly, not good at recognizing mushrooms.
Paul III - mistress, illegitimate children, loading up the family treasury, no self-indulgence here either.
Julius III - two words suffice: Innocenzo Ciocchi, 17 year old cardinal and “friend” of Julius.