Since your most serene majesty and your high mightinesses require of me a simple, clear and direct answer, I will give one, and it is this: I can not submit my faith either to the pope or to the council, because it is as clear as noonday that they have fallen into error and even into glaring inconsistency with themselves. If, then, I am not convinced by proof from Holy Scripture, or by cogent reasons, if I am not satisfied by the very text I have cited, and if my judgment is not in this way brought into subjection to God’s word, I neither can nor will retract anything; for it can not be right for a Christian to speak against his country. I stand here and can say no more. God help me. Amen.Martin Luther (Nov 10, 1483 - Feb 18, 1546), before the Diet of Worms.Have a blessed Reformation Day, my dear brethren and sisters!Similar Posts:Good Reads {29 October 2008}Reformation Week Special: Get the Reformation Study Bible For A Gift Of Any AmountThe Reformation: Martin Luther’s 95 ThesesBlog Posts Of NoteBattle Hymn Of The Reformation — A Mighty Fortress Is Our God