Comments please =)

[Hoonbaba]

Hi guys,

Someone posted the following on another forum.  Can someone confirm or refute these claims?

Secondly, the POPE excommunicated Luther, not the other way around.  The Roman Church was killing Protestants, not the other way around (until later).  If you read the Scots Worthies or Foxe's Book of Martyrs, you will see that simple men like us, who were sharing ideas contrary to the Magisterium were being KILLED.  The Protestant Reformation was not about a bunch of spoiled brat kids who took their ball and went home.  It was about PARENTAL ABUSE (on the part of the Mother Church).  These men, elders all, broke off from the Church to protect the children (the saints) from the evil Roman hierarchy.

To my knowledge Catholics never denied abuses.  But that, I guess, has nothing to do with doctrine.

Thanks and God bless!

-Jason

 

[nyj]

Just one comment: For the record, Luther excommunicated himself by vehemently parting ways with the doctrine of the Catholic Church. What the Pope did was officially recognize and announce it.

 

[Hoonbaba]

Ah thanks for sharing =)

-Jason