Maybe Leo was right; maybe Luther was right.
You wrote:
“Luther criticized the notion that the Pope acted with the authority of God when he ordered that heretics be burned.”
Again, when did Pope Leo order a heretic burned? When EXACTLY.
“Leo issued the Exsurge Domine commanding that Luther recant his criticism or suffer the same fate as a condemned heretic. Luther refused.”
That’s not true. Leo issued Exsurge Domine demanding Luther recant FORTY-ONE points. To spin this - as you are doing - as if it were about the burning of heretics alone is ridiculous. Point number 33 is about the burning of heretics. ONLY point number 31 is about the burning of heretics and no where in point 33 is the pope or papacy mentioned. Also, what was the fate of a condemned heretic? You assume - incorrectly - that all condemned heretics were executed. That simply isn’t true.
“Maybe Leo was right; maybe Luther was right.”
Maybe you’re misrepresenting both men and their actions. That’s what the evidence would strongly suggest.
And again, did it please the Holy Spirit when Moses went through the camp with the Levites? (Exodus 32)