To: wagglebee
It was all part and parcel of the counter-Reformation.
Who do you think the King of France thought himself beholden to and therefore worked to please through his Jesuit emmissaries? At the time, over half of France was owned by the Catholic clergy.
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre10,835 posted on
07/01/2008 2:46:37 PM PDT by
Dr. Eckleburg
("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
To: Dr. Eckleburg
I’m not sure the Jesuits were Catholic even then.
10,836 posted on
07/01/2008 2:48:18 PM PDT by
Petronski
(Scripture & Tradition must be accepted & honored w/equal sentiments of devotion & reverence. CCC 82)
To: Dr. Eckleburg
References Foxe's Book of Martyrs.ROFLMTO
10,840 posted on
07/01/2008 2:51:11 PM PDT by
Petronski
(Scripture & Tradition must be accepted & honored w/equal sentiments of devotion & reverence. CCC 82)
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