I forgot to mention it in my last post, but it was my one-hundredth post. Crazy.
I've given this a great deal of thought, and I have to agree on the first count: Every change Luther wanted has come about, being sealed and concluded at Vatican II. But Luther never considered himself anything other than Catholic. He never wanted to leave, or felt real spite toward the Catholic Church.
Calvin, on the other hand, was a genuine anti-papist. He was a true Protestant. He was against traditionalism, and in most cases, tradition. He rejected authority, and was very anti-establishment. That's probably why I like him so much.
I was talking to a friend today, M.J.G., and I said "If Luther was alive today, he'd be Catholic. If Calving was, he'd be emergent."
M. responded to me by saying "That's good. If Zwingli was alive today, he'd be burning someone!"
I thought that was pretty great, especially for all my reformation history buffs out there.
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