Jesus Christ took authority away from the Jews and gave it to His Church. Nonetheless, some people ignore Jesus Christ and accept the authority of Pharisees who had no authority whatsoever.
It's not a case of "persecuted papists", it's a case of barking moon-bats who twist Scripture to their own destruction then resort to lies, half-truths, and slander when anyone disagrees with their personal interpretation of the subset of Scripture they pretend they do accept as Truth.
Lather up in some Superslick CLG and explain away contradicting Jesus Christ if you like, but get used to the idea of hearing, "I never knew you" from the very same Jesus Christ you ignore.
Once again, Luther did not remove any books from the Bible. There is no “Luther Subset of Scripture”. Do you need that link again? I’d be more than happy to provide it for you so you can avoid sounding ignorant next time....that is, unless you LIKE being wrong and telling everyone about it. That sounds like a form of self worship right there!