Roland Bainton in "Here I Stand after a Quarter of a Century", his preface for the 1978 edition of his Luther biography, concludes: "I am happy that the Church of Rome has allowed some talk of removing the excommunication of Luther.
Rokand Bainton dalam tulisannya "Here I Stand after a Quaretr of a Century", pendahuluannya bagi biografi Martin Luther karyanya edisi tahun 1978, menyimpulkan: "Saya bahagia bahwa Gereja Roma telah memperbolehkan pembicaraan untuk menghapus hukuman ekskomunikasi terhadap Martin Luther.