You’ll note, however, that among Jerome’s reasons for including the “apocrypha” into the canon is his assertion that the Catholic (and Orthodox, since they were in union at the time) had made the complete canon a matter of dogma twelve centuries before Luther. In other words, the claim that the Council of Trent ‘added’ the ‘apocrypha’ is a ludicrous lie.
And yes, Martin Luther only moved to remove the apocrypha after the Council of Worms showed him his precious heresies were explicitly refuted in the apocrypha. Lost to most Protestants’ knowledge of history, however, is that in order to remove these Catholic doctrines from the Bible, Luther also got rid of seven New Testament books.
“Lost to most Protestants’ knowledge of history, however, is that in order to remove these Catholic doctrines from the Bible, Luther also got rid of seven New Testament books.”
That is a breathtakingly inaccurate statement. Luther eliminated NONE of the New Testament. Nor does the Apocrypha refute anything. Indeed, as Jerome was inclined to point out, it taught nothing useful, either.
Please try to learn some history before posting false statements.