I have told him numerous times that all other christian religions were born out of the Catholic faith.
This was done primarily because King James wanted to divorce, hence the “King James” version of the bible.
:dts:
Nope. I would imagine what you are referring to here is King Henry VIII, who divorced Catherine of Aragon. She married Henry VIII in 1509 but by 1525 Henry was infatuated with his mistress Anne Boleyn and dissatisfied that his marriage to Catherine had produced no surviving sons, leaving their daughter, the future Mary I of England, as heiress presumptive at a time when there was no established precedent for a woman on the throne. He sought to have their marriage annulled, setting in motion a chain of events that led to England’s break with the Roman Catholic Church. When Pope Clement VII refused to annul the marriage, Henry defied him by assuming supremacy over religious matters. In 1533 their marriage was declared invalid and Henry married Anne on the judgement of clergy in England, without reference to the Pope. Catherine refused to accept Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England and considered herself the King’s rightful wife and Queen, attracting much popular sympathy. Despite this, she was acknowledged only as Dowager Princess of Wales by Henry. After being banished from court, she lived out the remainder of her life at Kimbolton Castle, and died there on 7 January 1536. Catherine’s English subjects held her in high esteem, thus her death set off tremendous mourning among the English people.
The beginning of the Protestant Reformation is most often attributed to an Augustinian Monk called Martin Luther who lived in Germany. On 31 October 1517, Luther wrote to his bishop, Albert of Mainz, protesting the sale of indulgences. He enclosed in his letter a copy of his “Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” which came to be known as The Ninety-Five Theses. On 15 June 1520, the Pope warned Luther with the papal bull (edict)
Exsurge Domine that he risked excommunication unless he recanted 41 sentences drawn from his writings, including the 95 Theses, within 60 days. Obviously there’s much more to it than that, but that’s a brief, basic outline.
My fear is that my son is getting misinformation from college/friends regarding our faith. I would be crushed if either of my sons left the Church. I do not waiver on where I stand. However, I also know of friends of my own that I went to school with that had parents who were so overbearing that they left the Church never to return. I do not want this for my children. I also do not want to bash another religion, I do not think that is appropriate. Please help me with suggestions on how to get through to them the next time this occurs. This is usually after we have gone to Mass when they are home from school. My son enjoys our parish priest (we have recently moved and now belong to a new parish). He says that he likes that the priest talks about the scripture specifically in relation to what is going on today.
I think first of all, get your facts straight. If you tell him something that his friends can prove is error, like the above, he’ll wonder what else you got wrong!
