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I grew up a Roman Catholic, but I think that if I had been living in the 1600 before the Catholic Reformation (most people haven't heard of this but the Catholic church reformed itself) I probably would have been a protestant. The popes at that time were ruling on more secular, political, and financial interests and for the most part unconcerned about the spiritual welfare of the common Catholic.

2007-05-17 15:54:50 · answer #1 · answered by silver wings 3 · 0 0

One reason was that they were offended by the way the Catholic church only allowed clergy to actually read the Bible. The protestants wanted the Bible translated into the common languages that people actually spoke (as opposed to Latin) so that anyone could read the Bible. At the time, the Catholic church was corrupt, and since they knew that no one but them could read the Bible, they falsified the Bible. They claimed that people could pay money in exchange for the right to commit sins (this was called selling indulgences). Since people couldn't read the Bible themselves to see if this was true, they had to take the church's word for it. The Protestants knew that you couldn't make up for sins with money -- you were supposed to repent -- and they didn't want the Clergy to be able to tell any more lies. They rebelled, and one of the first things they did was make religion accessible to everyone by making copies of the Bible available to common people in languages that they spoke.

2016-05-22 01:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Neither, I would have sought out the truths from the Bible, not religion. I have an understanding of the Latin Language and that would have permitted me to interpret the Bible , not take part in something I did not understand, based on fear of the local government.


That being said, I would have soon been burned at the stake as a heretic. But No I am what I am. God will sustain, Me, William Tyndale and Martin Luther, and All other protectors of Bible truths in the vulgar languages!

2007-05-17 16:07:57 · answer #3 · answered by bugsie 7 · 1 0

Same as now Born catholic and became Protestant.

I lost my whole life twice:

The first time I learned that All my Good works were ashes and that they never could get me into heaven.

So I rebuilt based on my own will and did what I wanted and rejected God and again I lost every thing

This time I learned that without God I am nothing and that His Grace is a free gift that all my works could never earn. I gave Him everything and piece by piece my life is coming back

So from Catholic to Non-Believer to Protestant. Praise God

2007-05-17 15:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas G 6 · 0 0

I would have been a public Catholic to keep from torture, imprisonment, and eventual execution.

Does that mean I believe whatever? Well, let's see. Do True and Good ideas need to be enforced in the way just described? Or, is it more like political, human self-interest motivated ideas that need that?

Truth and Goodness speak for themself. The rest is SOMETHING ELSE entirely. WHEN YOUR THINKING IS CHALLENGED AT GUNPONIT, YOUR THINKING IS PROBABLY RIGHT.

2007-05-18 07:06:13 · answer #5 · answered by Groucho 2 · 0 0

Depends on where I was born.
Given a choice, I would have been Greek Orthodox. Given a choice between Catholicism and Protestantism, I would choose Roman Catholic. Not that it would have mattered - heresy was illegal in every country, regardless of your denominational preference.

2007-05-17 16:03:07 · answer #6 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0 0

Protestant...I wouldn't want to be told I would need to give the church all my money to keep my family from burning in the torture of purgatory. I'd rather be headed for believing in God over the catholic church which many were

Lets bring back burning at the stake...everything comes back in style why not death by fire

2007-05-17 15:55:29 · answer #7 · answered by † H20andspirit 5 · 0 1

Neither. I would have been with the Anabaptist. The Catholics, Luther, Calvin and the other big name Protestants were all against them.

2007-05-17 15:57:22 · answer #8 · answered by mxcardinal 3 · 1 0

Family history suggests that I would have been a Protestant.

2007-05-17 15:53:40 · answer #9 · answered by nowyouknow 7 · 0 0

Protestant. So I would have been proud to be burned at the stake for God.

2007-05-17 16:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by angelcat 6 · 0 0

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