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To: sitetest
Re: regarding #14. Until after the events of the 1960s, I never understood that the the Reformation was largely the work of dissident priests. Calvin was one of he few great names who was never a priest and he was virtually a cleric. Whatever their errors, they were the Protestant Reformers were at least Christians, Our present crop of "Catholic" reformers are Liberals and libertarians and libertines.
34 posted on 06/25/2002 9:56:53 PM PDT by RobbyS
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To: RobbyS
Whatever their errors, they were the Protestant Reformers were at least Christians, Our present crop of "Catholic" reformers are Liberals and libertarians and libertines.

An important and fundamental distinction. Thanks for pointing it out.

36 posted on 06/26/2002 5:28:24 AM PDT by yendu bwam
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