I don’t deny that it happened. I deny that it’s interesting.
Lots of Protestants killed a lot of Catholics. So what?
It’s Christmas
I think God is ok with you guys putting all the denominational chauvinism on vacation as we commemorate Christs birth on this chosen date
Merry Christmas
No I’m not Catholic but neither am I my way or the highway
I think we ...I’m southern baptist pretty much though enjoy any literalist preacher or padre.....I think....heck I know this for a fact
Western civilization owes more to Christendom and by default the Catholic Church than any other single entity for preserving civilization and a link to the only religion on earth which emphasizes a relationship between God and the individual....
And Catholic teachings and influence and power and Popes and on occasion even papal mercenaries sacrificed all to stop the very enemy who still threatens us today
The Arab moon god cult.....Islam
Martel....Cadiz....Alphonso...Ferdinand....James....Lepanto.....Vienna with Sobieski and the little friar
The Catholic Church stopped us from being prisoners to Islam and even though I don’t desire to be Catholic I darn sure appreciate that
Tell the lads at the rectory some of us are grateful Arthur
My oldest son and I were talking about this today while reviewing a book on Islam coveting Europe that Santa brought me
Not to mention the Church kept our history and traditions of western civ recorded going back way way before Jesus birth
Had they not done it who would have....this brings up Arthur’s talk about intellectualism being integral to Christian Faith
Which reminds me of Augustine and Aquinas....both very early influences of the process which eventually led to the enlightenment and our view of governance and freedom
Catholic intellectuals like them were a pit stop on the progression from Socrates and Aristotle to Hobbes Hegel and Locke and Rousseau etc
“I don’t deny that it happened. I deny that it’s interesting.”
Meaning it is a subject to be swept under the rug.
“Lots of Protestants killed a lot of Catholics. So what?”
That’s like saying Russia killed millions too, so what about the Nazi’s.
Murderous tyrants cannot possibly be part of any continuous line of succession from the apostles. The history of the church can be traced through the lives of those who actually kept Christ’s words rather than people who wore certain clothes, owned certain land deeds, or gave themselves certain titles.
The true church of Christ owes greatly to a long list of faithful men and women, many of whom were martyred for serving Christ. Tyndale is among those. He wasn’t doing any murdering.