[Catholicguy]

<> Some good points worth noting. Of course, Calvin had his own unique heretical views re some Sacraments and the Mass, but they were, correctly, condemned.

Now, it is the case that many follow Calvin and judge as false the Church that judged him a heretic, but, such is life.:)

I have never been able to figure out exactly why the Church to whom Jesus gave authority to decide disputes "..and if he won't hear you, let him be as a heathen..." is considered false while the man the Church with authority condemned, Calvin, is considered an authority, but, there it is...<>

[RobbyS]

With his Institutes Calvin emerged as a champion of a rebellion against the papacy at a time when the different parties had fallen into quarrels among themselves. His was the first consistent and non-nationalist anti-Roman theology. It offered a kind of middle ground between the Lutherans and the Swiss Reformations. If Melancthon had been a stronger personality, the two movements might have grown together, since the German and Calvin were able to harmonize their views. The only real evidence I see of Calvin legal training lies in his ability to conciliate differing points of view among the members of his own party. But of course, there could be no real compromise with Rome.