[metmom]

It was almost as if the Bible had been rediscovered, and those engaged in Bible study found new meaning in their religious tradition. The study of the Bible became exciting, and this excitement responded to a profound hunger in the people of God for the word of God. In a matter of decades, the hundreds of years of unfamiliarity with the Bible were quickly spanned and many Roman Catholics became as biblically astute as their Protestant sisters and brothers.

This is a good thing. Five hundred years to come around is a bit long, but better late than never.

Now, about those criticisms of the Protestant Reformation.........

Seems to have let the air out of many of them.

[Alamo-Girl]

I used to be part of Gideon's Auxiliary and it was delightful to us whenever a Bible was taken, stolen even - because there is a great hunger for the word of God and we were privileged to have a hand in placing a copy - and then replacing it.

For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. - Hebrews 4:12

It's wonderfully encouraging to hear the excitement of people really getting "into" the words of God.

[Elsiejay]

“Now, about those criticisms of the Protestant
Reformation.........”

The Spirit moves, as and when it will.

[terycarl]

Now, about those criticisms of the Protestant Reformation......... Seems to have let the air out of many of them.

that was a revolution, not a reformation.....you reform from within, when you change the structure of things, you revolt.....they revolted. and the air is still there, they were wrong then and they still are.