Over the next five days, private conferences were held to determine Luther's fate. The Emperor presented the final draft of the Edict of Worms on 25 May 1521, declaring Luther an outlaw, banning his literature, and requiring his arrest: "We want him to be apprehended and punished as a notorious heretic." It also made it a crime for anyone in Germany to give Luther food or shelter. It permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence.
How was the fate of Luther decided? When was the Edict of Worms presented? Who presented the Edict of Worms declaring Luther to be an outlaw? Besides declaring Luther to be an outlaw and banning his works, what else was decided? What could anyone do to Martin Luther without legal consequence?