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Martin Luther's Criticism Of The Roman Catholic Church

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Martin Luther strategically criticizes the Roman Catholic Church; he is careful to use the right words and to construct sentences that portray him as a friend to Pope Leo X rather than an enemy. Luther does challenge all the authority; however, he does not call out the Pope directly. He covers his true feelings towards the pope by calling him "excellent Leo" and "Leo my father" (97 & 103). Luther states that "[Christians] must fight vigorously against the wolves...[and inveigh] against the laws" (105). In Luther 's eyes, he must continue to speak and write against the Roman Catholic Church until the corruptions stop because he wants to embody the good Christian that he mentions in the "The Freedom of a Christian". He states that "it is not
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