[murphE]

You have the same attitude of your previous Catholics who said no Bible for you to the commoners.

Oh C'mon now you're being silly. You're really laying the old canards on thick.

No, the Church never said this, but rather the bible should be taught by those with the appointed authority to do so, the Church.

Even Martin Luther regretted the whole private interpretation thing when the "commoners" used it as an excuse to attack and pillage the nobles. Not one of the founders of any Protestant religion wanted each individual commoner to interpret the bible for themselves, the "de"- formers wanted to claim the rightful authority of the Church for themselves, they wanted the commoners to believe their non authoritative, fallible, personal interpretation.

And burned John Hus alive.

Really you don't say? What a completely horrible thing. So unlike the warm and fuzzy man who started the religion you believe; who said this:

"Those who refuse to give up the Catholic Faith must be put to the sword." --John Calvin

You're making me lose any respect I had for you, not for all Calvinists, just you.

[rwfromkansas]

Servetus fled to Geneva because it was safer than going to the Catholic regions of Europe...

Cute Calvin quote, but no cite.

[sempertrad]

Oh C'mon now you're being silly. You're really laying the old canards on thick.

Really, what is it with people? You support something and folks around here who oppose it take your argument to the furthest extreme and, of course, the most negative possibility. You like latin? Well, naturally you must be in favor of wanting poor people to stay illiterate and burning heretics. You have some valid concerns or critiques about some of the pope's actions and words? Well, naturally you're in favor of a lynch mob going after the man. Etc., etc., ad nauseum, ad infinitum...