[Campion]

I saw them extolling the Montanists as a worthy example for the church to emulate - apparently ignorant that Montanus claimed to be the Paraclete and that his wife Priscilla was Jesus Christ reincarnate.

<sarc>Well, at least they weren't Papists!</sarc> ;-)

The Montanists also considered the utterances of their prophets to be new Scripture, IIRC.

Some of those pre-reformation non-Catholic groups are reasonable for Protestants to identify with. The Waldenses and Lollards are decent examples of proto-Protestants. Most of the rest you would not want to associate with. The Albigenses were probably the worst of the bunch. It's sad that they were slaughtered. It's absolutely not sad that their belief system was wiped out.

[jude24]

The Waldenses and Lollards are decent examples of proto-Protestants.

The Waldenses, at least, were absorbed into Presbyterianism - so that doesn't suprise me.

The Albigenses were probably the worst of the bunch. It's sad that they were slaughtered. It's absolutely not sad that their belief system was wiped out.

Absolutely correct.