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Servetus, also an Anabaptist, was burned in effigy by Catholics in France as well. Anabaptists became martyrs by the thousands, at Protestant as well as Catholic hands. Though Luther vehemently denounced their practice of adult baptism, he wrote against their executions (which were particularly horiffic): "Still, it is not right, and I truly grieve, that these miserable folk should be so lamentably murdered, burned, and tormented to death. We should allow everyone to believe what he wills. If his faith be false, he will be sufficiently punished in eternal hell-fire." ! Maeve At 03:19 PM 10/11/99 -0400, Frans vanLiere wrote: >>I would agree. Calvin, I believe, burned Lutherans in Geneva; I >>wouldn't know whether Lutherans returned the compliment. >>Bill. >> >>===== > >I am sorry to see such imprece statemnt from someone who usually is know for >his meticulous scholarship. This is not to justify Calvin's actions in any >way, but only one person, Servetus, was condemned to the pyre by the Geneva >consistory (and not by Calvin's personal decision, although he did not exactly >oppose it). Servetus was certainly not a Lutheran, but rather a Unitarian >(avant la lettre) who had denied the Trinity. > > > > > > >____________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk >or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%