“The pope employs most wicked tricks…. Next to Satan there is no greater rascal than the pope. He has plotted evil things against me, but he’ll be the last….He is a Florentine bastard.”
Table Talk, between January 8 and March 23, 1532.
“My epitaph shall remain true: ‘While alive I was your plague, when dead I’ll be your death, O pope.’”
Table Talk, February 1557.
“[Luther] raised himself up and after making the sign of the cross with his hand, he said to us who were standing around him, ‘The Lord fill you with his benediction and with hatred of the pope!’”
Table Talk, February, 1537.
John Calvin:
"We here are of the conviction that the papacy is the seat of the true and real Antichrist...personally I declare that I owe the Pope no other obedience than that to Antichrist."
"The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers," Vol. 2, pg. 121.
“The hireling dogs of the Pope cease not to bark, in order to prevent the pure Gospel of Christ from being heard: so great is the licentiousness that is here and there breaking forth, and the ungodliness that is spreading abroad, that religion is become a mere mockery.”
Michael Horton:
"Biblical theology--that is, the work of tracing major scriptural themes from promise to fulfillment--is essential for the life and health of the Church. Long before his election as pope, Benedict XVI brought his wide-ranging gifts to bear in this field in a Christ-centered exposition. Even when one disagrees with some of his conclusions, Benedict's insights, as well as his engagement with critical scholarship, offer a wealth of reflection. In this remarkable book, Scott Hahn has drawn out the central themes of Benedict's teaching in a highly readable summary that includes not only the pope's published works but also his less-accessible homilies and addresses. This is an eminently useful guide for introducing the thought of an important theologian of our time."
Michael S. Horton, J. G. Machen Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Westminster Seminary California endorsing the book Covenant and Communion: The Biblical Theology of Pope Benedict XVI by Scott Hahn.
What the.....? Horton has veered off the path on this one. Great quotes by Luther and Calvin though!
ReplyDeleteWell, to be fair, Horton is talking about a different individual than Luther and Calvin--while saying nothing about the institution of the papacy. *shrug*
ReplyDelete"Biblical theology--that is, the work of tracing major scriptural themes from promise to fulfillment--is essential for the life and health of the (TRUE) Church. Long before his election (BY A GROUP OF APPOINTED CARDINALS) as pope, Benedict XVI brought his wide-ranging gifts to bear in this field in a (NOT COMPLETELY SUFFICIENT) Christ-centered exposition. Even (THOUGH I DISAGREE) with some of his conclusions, Benedict's insights, as well as his engagement with critical scholarship, offer a wealth of reflection (FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO PROPOGATE THE AUTHORITY OF ROME). In this remarkabl(Y PREDICTABLE) book, (PAPIST) Scott Hahn has drawn out the central themes of Benedict's teaching in a highly readable summary that includes not only the pope's published works but also his less-accessible homilies and addresses. This is an eminently useful guide for introducing the thought of an important (ROMAN CATHOLIC) theologian of our time (FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISPUTATION AND REFUTATION)."
ReplyDeleteI had more respect for Luther until I read the quotes above. These are hardly the words that would come out from the mouth of a true disciple of Jesus. Did he really say these? If so, I'm very disappointed...
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