Reformation Question

[Nelka]

I remember when I was younger we were told not to call it the reformation as this was the Protestant term for reforming the Church and we should call it by a different name but I cannot remember what that was?

Rebellion?

What should it be called as I don’t even like calling it the reformation because it was wrong?

Thanks.

 

[4love2God]

Nelka asks : "I remember when I was younger we were told not to call it the reformation as this was the Protestant term for reforming the Church and we should call it by a different name but I cannot remember what that was?"

I don’t understand why you are searching for this Perfect term to use.
But, it is called the “Protestant Reformation.”
This is what my Catechism teacher referred to it as.
She also called it the “Greatest Heresy of All Times” but I think that was just HER name for it.
Also, it can be called the “Schism.”

 

[Vico]

I remember when I was younger we were told not to call it the reformation as this was the Protestant term for reforming the Church and we should call it by a different name but I cannot remember what that was?

Rebellion?

What should it be called as I don’t even like calling it the reformation because it was wrong?

Thanks.

Catholic EncyclopediaThe meaning of the protest was that the dissentients did not intend to tolerate Catholicism within their borders. On that account they were called Protestants.

In course of time the original connotation of “no toleration for Catholics” was lost sight of, and the term is now applied to, and accepted by, members of those Western Churches and sects which, in the sixteenth century, were set up by the Reformers in direct opposition to the Catholic Church. The same man may call himself Protestant or Reformed: the term Protestant lays more stress on antagonism to Rome; the term Reformed emphasizes adherence to any of the Reformers. Where religious indifference is prevalent, many will say they are Protestants, merely to signify that they are not Catholics.

newadvent.org/cathen/12495a.htm

 

[TK421]

“Protestant Reformation” is the fuller term. “Reform” is a neutral word that doesn’t imply positive or negative change (even though positive change would of course be the goal) so it’s not that bad of a deal to be stuck with. For a person raised in the United States, England, or probably any other protestant-heavy country, “The Reformation” is the standard term. I am not aware how different this might be in a Catholic or historically mixed nation. There was a ‘Catholic Reformation’ that proceeded in the aftermath of the Protestant Reformation, though this is less well-known in history, partially because both protestant and Enlightenment thinkers didn’t/don’t want to talk about it, and also because this later Reformation was purgative but did not involve changes of doctrine, so it’s perhaps less memorable for anybody that doesn’t have a vested interest in the eras of the Church.

 

[kate_jackson]

I remember when I was younger we were told not to call it the reformation as this was the Protestant term for reforming the Church and we should call it by a different name but I cannot remember what that was?

Rebellion?

What should it be called as I don’t even like calling it the reformation because it was wrong?

Thanks.

Good point made

 

[Tarpeian_Rock]

In my 1950’s parochial school, it was referred to as the “Protestant Revolution.” I remember that quite well. That term was used by both the sisters as well as in at least some printed materials.

 

[dmar198]

I remember when I was younger we were told not to call it the reformation as this was the Protestant term for reforming the Church and we should call it by a different name but I cannot remember what that was?

Rebellion?

What should it be called as I don’t even like calling it the reformation because it was wrong?

Thanks.

I’ve heard it called the Protestant Revolt.

 

[JamesTheJust]

I usually use “Protestant Revolt”.

 

[paperwight66]

“Protestant Reformation” is the fuller term. “Reform” is a neutral word that doesn’t imply positive or negative change (even though positive change would of course be the goal) so it’s not that bad of a deal to be stuck with. For a person raised in the United States, England, or probably any other protestant-heavy country, “The Reformation” is the standard term. I am not aware how different this might be in a Catholic or historically mixed nation. There was a ‘Catholic Reformation’ that proceeded in the aftermath of the Protestant Reformation, though this is less well-known in history, partially because both protestant and Enlightenment thinkers didn’t/don’t want to talk about it, and also because this later Reformation was purgative but did not involve changes of doctrine, so it’s perhaps less memorable for anybody that doesn’t have a vested interest in the eras of the Church.

Isn’t the term for ‘Catholic Reformation’ actually the ‘Counter-Reformation’? It was when I studied history, anyway.