medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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On Mon, 24 May 2004 20:03:09 -0700, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>
>At 2:48 PM -0800 5/24/04, Terrill Heaps wrote:
>>Henry VIII and the Continental (Protestant) Reformers did not use
>>the word "catholic" in the same manner. Or, the word "protestant,"
>>for that matter. Remember, Henry was given the title "defender of
>>the faith" (fidei defensor) by Pope Leo X, in 1521, because of
>>Henry's book against Lutheranism. As long as Henry was alive, the
>>Mass continued to be celebrated in Latin. By the way, in England
>>the word "protestant" meant "Catholic but not papal," whereas on
>>the Continent the word "protestant" meant non-Catholic.
>
>Hmmmmm. It's been suggested to me that if asked something like "What
>sort of Christian are you?" -- and with sufficient explanation given
>so that they understood what was being asked -- a late 16th-century
>member of the Anglican communion would very likely have said,
>"Catholic, of course: that is to say, English Catholic."
>
>Comments?
>
>Do we have any handy 16th-century citations of self-descriptions
>like this?
>
>It sounds rather like such a person could have described himself as
>both "protestant" and "catholic" (but not Roman). A bit
>mind-boggling to those used to the modern usages!
That depends where you are. Many English Anglicans still describe
themselves as Catholic, just not Roman Catholic.
Gordon
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