Book 2

Remembered as the official who failed to keep Luther in the Catholic fold, Tommaso de Vio, Cardinal Cajetan (1469-1534) was a multi-faceted figure whose significance extends beyond those days in Augsburg. In the 1520s, he embarked on a labour of biblical commentary that occupied the final decade of his...Read more

A Burnt Offering for God

by Michael O'Connor

Published 28 February 2016
Although perhaps best remembered as the Roman official who failed to keep Martin Luther in the Catholic fold in October 1518, Tommaso de Vio, Cardinal Cajetan (1469-1534) was a multi-faceted figure whose significance extends beyond those three difficult days in Augsburg. Had he retired at the age of fifty-five,...Read more