75-78 Introduction Meantime, the emperor had summoned Luther to appear at Worms*, before the imperial diet; and the two parties were now about to meet face to face. Another man of letters, Helius Eobanus Hessus, also urged Hutten to take up arms for Luther.
Protestantism in Ireland. Protestantism is a minority Christian denominational family on the island of Ireland. In the 2011 census of Northern Ireland, 48% (883,768) described themselves as Protestant, which was a decline of approximately 5% from the 2001 census. In the 2011 census of the Republic of Ireland, 2.92% of the population described themselves as Protestant.
Ireland was once a predominately Catholic country until Henry VIII ruled. During his rule, Ireland was controlled by Protestant England. Instead of working things out as one country, the government split. The southern part of Ireland formed the Republic of Ireland which is now predominately Catholic. While the northern part of Ireland is controlled by England and is predominately Protestant. Since this time there have been idling tensions between the two religions, resulting in death among thousands.