In the seventeenth century, Calvinism took
root in Europe. This credo is based on rejection of the Virgin Birth, Holy Communion
and the prospects of Universal Salvation.
Its founder was John Calvin, a Geneva preacher, lawyer and town councillor. While he was preaching a Spaniard, Da Salamanca, caught his eye. It is not clear, according to William Crawley of the BBC’s Radio Ulster, whether the visitor
spoke out at this gathering. One thing, however, is clear- Calvin had Da Salamanca put to death by using his position as town councillor in those
troubled times.
Little wonder that Gerry Adams claims
Republicanism has more in common with the ‘more democratic’ Presbyterians.
Two cold-blooded murderers, one of
contemporary provenance and one long gone to eternal damnation for his crimes.
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15.11.2025
Eius regnus,eius fidei
In Reformation thinking and reformed congregations,there are many splitters, waverers and people of fissiparous
intentions.
Since there are always tensions between rich and poor-Calvin was rich,a lawyer, and his listeners were poor tradesmen-is it wise to give ear to tales of Injustice Manifest,and a characterisation of this Reformer as an anti-Christ?
Because there were no persons other than schismatics in the environs of Geneva,it is sounder thinking to imagine,as this author does now,that Presbyterians are a steady sort of person not given to extremes and that this take of 'murder most foul' is misleading.
It is more informed and liberal to conclude that there were people in the community at the time who contrived these stories,-some of whom may have owed Calvin money or "stolen from the alms bag" -and to discount these claims.
As in my exam missal to Barry Malcolm in 1985,"Every legal case depends on its merits..."
Tales of clerical mischief?
On mature reflection after being surrounded by spies and ne'er do wells all my adult years,not really credible. Take these claims while being wary lest they be true,with a pinch of salt....
Joseph Paul McCarroll
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