Luther Page #6

to write down your name

or the name of a loved one,

dead or alive, on this...

your passport to

the celestial joys of Paradise.

Name?

We can preach

until we're hoarse,

but if we cannot bring the Christ

of the Gospels to our people...

...what do we offer them?

Dr. Martin!

I did this for Grete.

Issued by

the Archbishop of Mainz.

Where did you get this?

Juterbog.

I bought it in the church.

It's just paper, Hanna.

These words mean...

nothing.

It's no good?

You must put your trust

in God's love.

Save your money

to feed Grete.

"To Albert of Mainz.

"father in Christ

and most illustrious prince.

"forgive me that I should

dare to write to you.

"I make bold

because it is my duty to serve you

"and to warn you

of the crooked practices

of those wlo claim

to represent Your Grace."

"Christ did not commmmand

the preaching of indulgences.

but of tle Gospel."

Forward this to Rome.

"Christians are to be taught

"that he who gives to the poor

"or lends to the needy

does a better deed than he

who buys indulgences."

"If the Pope

can empty Purgatory,

why would he not do so

out of love rather than for money?"

My God, who is this Martin Luther?

Fritz!

What?

Dr. Luther wanted

everyone to see that!

And everyone will.

Good people of Magdeburg,

take hold of the raft

while you still can.

So much grace

for so little coin!

German money

for the German church.

Does Saint Peter lie

in a German church?

Or Saint Paul?

We don't need your saints.

Or any of the holy apostles?

With this indulgence,

I can absolve any sin.

I can even save the soul of the man

who violates

the mother of God herself.

One-fifth of the usual take.

How will you

explain this to Rome?

Damn that heretic!

He will burn in hell.

This drunken little German monk

is intoxicated with himself.

Sober him.

Why was Prince Frederick

not apprised

of your letter

to Albert of Mainz?

Why?

I did not want him compromised.

Now our prince

can swear before God

he had no knowledge

of my writings

or my criticism

of the Archbishop.

Criticism of the Archbishop?

What of your criticism of Rome?

Do you have any idea

how embarrassing this is

to Prince Frederick,

his prize professor of theology

drawing condemnation

from the Pope?

My criticism was not

of the Holy Father himself,

but of those rogues

who claim to represent him.

You have been summoned

to appear by Rome.

You are threatened

with excommunication.

But I'm a loyal son

of the church!

I don't believe the Pope

would issue such a summons.

Welcome to the world

of politics, Doctor.

Martin...

Lay low.

Do not write

a single word to anyone

until I have a chance

to sort this out.

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