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When Luther refused to recant, what did Pope Leo X do on January 3, 1521?

Pope Leo X invited Luther to teach theology in Rome.
Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther.
Pope Leo X appointed Luther to succeed him.
Pope Leo X ordered Emperor Charles V to invade Saxony.
Pope Leo X restored Luther to membership in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther — on January 3, 1521 he issued the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, formally excluding Martin Luther from the Church.