Babylonian captivity of the church

The chair of the meeting asked him if he acknowledged that these books were his, and if he wished to confess his books or recant. God help me. What books was Luther pressured to recant?

Babylonian captivity and great schism

Among them were three key writings from that described the specific types of reforms Luther called for. One of these treatises is The Babylonian Captivity of the Church. In this book Luther critiqued the sacramental system of the medieval Roman church. He summarized his thought on the sacraments and laid out that which is still the confessional Lutheran stance toward the number of sacraments.

The Babylonian Captivity of the Church appeared in print less than a week before the papal bull against Luther reached Wittenberg in October, In the book Luther accuses the Roman church and the papacy of holding the church in captivity. Luther considers each one in turn. He maintains that only three of the seven are sacraments: baptism, penance, and the bread [that is, communion].

A testament is a promise made by a person about to die.