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8. Back in that day

Tue Mar 19, 2013, 08:44 PM

Mar 2013

the whole of Europe was Catholic. It wasn't until the reform movements that a power play began in practically every kingdom, fiefdom & principality.

All branches of my family are firmly in the reformed category, although one line goes back to the first Christian king of Ireland. I'm descended (along with probably 12 million other people) from the guy who kidnapped Patrick and took him to Ireland as a slave. Patrick escaped back to England, then returned to Ireland and baptised that guy's son...and Patrick was most assuredly Catholic.

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My grandfather quit the Catholic Church (or more fair it quit him) [View all] dsc Mar 2013 OP

good post Skittles Mar 2013 #1

One problem with equating Church to Country, is that you don't have to Cleita Mar 2013 #2

My great-grand left Holland elehhhhna Mar 2013 #3

Back in that day Cirque du So-What Mar 2013 #8

Read up on the Cathars. They weren't Catholic. eallen Mar 2013 #11

hey, cuz! we're all related. xox elehhhhna Mar 2013 #15

So what about the anti war Catholics? Kalidurga Mar 2013 #4

The "church as country" analogy doesn't work MNBrewer Mar 2013 #5

I totally agree Kalidurga Mar 2013 #7

You can't generalize like that from an individual experience. People differ Tom Rinaldo Mar 2013 #6

Regardless of from what to what religion they convert, I think people convert to a religion JDPriestly Mar 2013 #13

It has mellowed out since then treestar Mar 2013 #9

annulments were very hard to get until it was pretty much too late dsc Mar 2013 #10

People still try for the annulment treestar Mar 2013 #12

I'm glad to hear that Catholics now are less intolerant of Protestant JDPriestly Mar 2013 #14