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To: CremeSaver

More had six Lutherans martyred and many more Protestants tortured - some in his own home. "Gentle kindness" befitting a saint? Nah.


74 posted on 09/27/2006 7:32:37 PM PDT by PresbyRev
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To: PresbyRev
I take it that you are not a fan of St. Thomas More? I am a Lutheran myself, but I realize that the times when More lived were quite different from the times that we live in now. I do believe that this was a man of integrity, honor, and humility at a time when those character traits were not common to most people who were involved in public life. I don't believe that St. Thomas would ever be the cause of hurting another human being. I do believe that once he had taken an oath to uphold the laws of the land he would keep that oath even at his own peril as history confirms.

I am curious as to what Protestants were killed in Thomas More's home. This is a story that I have not heard before.

75 posted on 09/27/2006 7:53:57 PM PDT by CremeSaver
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