1384: Death
Wycliffe died of natural causes at the age of 64. After his death, Wycliffe was declared a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church in 1415,…
Read moreOver several weeks, Luther (along with Andreas Karlstadt) engaged in public debates with the early counterreformer, Johann Eck. Issues debated included indulgences, free will, and papal authority. Luther contended that popes and church councils could err, whereas Holy Scripture was infallible. Both support for and opposition to Luther increased after the debates.