...nor do they care for Christ, provided Peter be left to them. Moreover, let them only retain the name of Peter’s chair, and they will not refuse to set Rome in the infernal regions.Wow, Calvin could sure be nasty!
Ooooooo boy you have no idea. Many of the Protestant writers of this era were very "critical" of the Catholics and it shows in their writings. This is understandable as many of the Catholics were frying them at the steak. This isn't much different then the many antisemitic remarks of the early church fathers. One has to remember the church fathers were be tortured and killed by the Jews. We are to love our enemies but that doesn't mean we can't write nasty things about them. :O)
Frankly people need to look past this and understand what is being said. These were different times and eras.