The Hugenotes and the Protestant Reformation

[Zerg]

One of the most interesting parts of my history as a South African in terms of religion is the Protestant Reformation.

When I was 19 I had personally visited and sent a few postcards about the museum, but I wish to spare you the details, because I do not want my words to lose meaning.

During the Protestant Reformation in Germany, some 500 years ago the French Hugenotes were expelled from France due to religious persecution and fled to South Africa. Here they established farms, they were artisans. Today, as a tourist the farm area is a hub for food and wine and is one of the most renowned in the world. But this part does not interest me, as I am more inspired by the history of people who have fled their persecution.

The words “Post Tenebras Lux” stands on a beam atop of two pillars. Latin for Light After Darkness.

This has proved to me that religious dogma should have no prevalence over the Eucharist and Scripture, from a Catholic point of view.

This part of my history is very special to me.

 

[BartholomewB]

During the Protestant Reformation in Germany, some 500 years ago the French Hugenotes were expelled from France due to religious persecution and fled to South Africa.

In the Wars of Religion, some of the Lutheran princes in Germany sent troops to fight alongside Richelieu’s Catholic armies to suppress the Calvinist Huguenots … It wasn’t simply Catholics vs. Protestants.

 

[tafan2]

The Hugenots were largely from the nobility class, many of them even lesser nobility. They looked across the English channel and saw how the Reformation made their class wealthy. The common man of France had one thing on their side that the common man of England did not: a Catholic monarch. So the Reformation failed in France, yet succeeded in England.

 

[mcq72]

It wasn’t simply Catholics vs. Protestants.

True, but I wonder if the CC set the tone for over a milennia, and Protestants merely followed suit though I would say to a lesser degree. That is to say Protestants were acting quite Catholic, or as their predecessors, in that regard.

I wonder if the Eastern Churches persecuted non conformity thru civil governments as much as the West did.

From my understanding it all began with Council of Nicea, where bishops agreed to civil enforcement. Such a shame if true, to come out of pagan government persecution, to then allow a pro Christian government to enforce dogma.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

This has proved to me that religious dogma should have no prevalence over the Eucharist and Scripture, from a Catholic point of view.

I’m sorry, but I’m not following you as to how you decided this based on Huguenots moving to Africa. Could you perhaps be a little more clear?