Background information: A bull is a papal decree, or statement, issued by a pope. This one condemns the ideas of Martin Luther.

Therefore we can, without any further citation or delay, proceed against him to his condemnation . . . as one whose faith is notoriously suspect and in fact a true heretic with the full severity of each and all of the above penalties and censures. . . . It is our hope, so far as in us lies, that he will experience a change of heart by taking the road of mildness we have proposed, return, and turn away from his errors. We will receive him kindly as the prodigal son returning to the embrace of the Church.

If Luther “experience[s] a change of heart,” what will happen in return?

He will be welcomed back into the church.
He will be condemned as a heretic.
He will face penalty and censure.
He will reject the road of mildness.

A. He will be welcomed back into the church.

Explanation:

"It is our hope, so far as in us lies, that he will experience a change of heart by taking the road of mildness we have proposed, return, and turn away from his errors."

It me to understand the world and my place in it. for example, (and i know i’m using the terminology ‘historical perspective’ loosely here; some of my examples may be better termed an ‘evolutionary perspective’) knowing that all humans can trace their ancestry back to a common ancestor who lived in southern ethiopia ~200,000 years ago makes me feel connected to everyone on the planet. knowing that some of our ancestors left africa about 70,000 years ago and interbred with more archaic hominin species in europe and elsewhere, me to see the stupidity of white supremacist ‘purity of the race’ themes. seeing how religion was used to enslave people, and how callously lives were thrown away by those in power in the world wars of the past century makes me feel extremely fortunate to be living in the modern era. and, perhaps most importantly is that this knowledge makes me for the sacrifices our ancestors made to get us to this point, and determined to do my part to make the world a better place for the next generation.