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Yeah, Thomas Cranmer was a great guy who thought the pope was the anti-Christ and helped Henry VIII unlawfully divorce his wife.

Great guy.

If I ever want to get rid of my old wife and replace her with a younger, hotter, and more charming wife... I should pray to Saint Thomas Cranmer, patron saint of unhappy husbands.

3 posted on 03/21/2006 6:30:10 PM PST by Robertsll
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To: Robertsll
That was uncharitable. Many Protestants of that day believed the institution of the papacy -- not the Pope, as you incorrectly note -- was the Antichrist. Luther believed so. Cranmer's greater contribution was the Book of Common Prayer, which has enlightened our minds and spirits ever since.
4 posted on 03/22/2006 8:29:02 AM PST by GAB-1955 (being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
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