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==The 1522 Diet of Nuremberg==
This Diet has become known mostly for the reaction of the papacy to the decision made on [[Martin Luther|Luther]] at the [[Diet of Worms]] the previous year. The new pope, [[Adrian VI]], sent his nuncio [[Francesco Chieregati]] to the Diet, to insist both that the [[Edict of Worms]] be executed and that action be taken promptly against Luther. This demand, however, was coupled with a promise of thorough reform in the Roman hierarchy, frankly admitting the partial guilt of the Vatican in the decline of the Church.

In the recess drafted on 9 February 1523, however, the German princes rejected this appeal. Using Adrian's admissions, they declared that they could not have it appear 'as though they wished to oppress evangelical truth and assist unchristian and evil abuses.'