Sixteenth-century Catholics equated Luther’s reforms with the Turkish threat

Evidence

Catholic writers had no qualms about returning the favor by linking the Turkish threat with Luther and other reformers. In the words of one Catholic pamphlet from the sixteenth century: “The Turk tears down churches and destroys monasteries—so does Luther, the Turk turns convents into horse stables and makes cannon out of church bells—so does Luther. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 156

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Luther classed Muslims with Jews and Catholics as rejecting justification by faith — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 150; Luther weaponized images of Islam to attack Catholicism as well as Turks — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 154; Luther portrayed Islam as a faith that spreads only by violence — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 151 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Luther considered the Vatican a greater enemy than Islam #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 80
• Medieval Christian infighting outweighed the shared threat of Islam #epitomizes (0.70) — Ali Qureshi, The Fall of Constantinople, 45
• The papacy manufactured Muslims as a holy-war enemy to unify Christian Europe #complicates (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 93
• Martin Luther initiated the Protestant Reformation in 1517 #expands (0.45) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1302