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John Calvin disliked the Roman Catholic Church because its priest were preaching an "infused" righteousness instead of the Biblical Gospel message of God's "forensic" righteousness. We are delcared to be righteous because of the gift of faith in Jesus Christ and His righteousness. The Roman prelate does not teach this. The Apostolic churches of Northern Italy, e.g., were very much against Jerome's teaching. The prevailing difference was the inquisitive of army of the Vatican that all but wiped them out for their daring to stand up to him.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoCalvin, like Luther, disagreed with the Roman Catholic concept of justification. Basically, they disagreed about how a person was saved. Calvin and Luther believed, based on passages like Ephesians 1 and Romans 2-5 and 9, that salvation was entirely a gift and that no one could do any good works to earn his or her salvation. (Not that a Christian was not supposed to do good works, but that a Christian did good works because he was saved rather than in order to maintain his or her salvation.)
The Catholic Church stated that while God gives grace and people could not earn salvation without Jesus, there are certain extra requirements that must be met in order to be saved. One must also do good works, perform penance for sins, and stay within the Catholic Church in order to be saved. Additionally, during Luther's time (but not anymore) the Catholic Church was selling indulgences, which allowed people to pay money to reduce their time in purgatory. In essence, people were buying salvation, which was something Luther and Calvin strongly opposed.
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∙ 9y agoNot an awful lot, he's been dead for 450 years.
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Who is John Calvin what did he do?
John Calvin is a person who went up against the Catholic church .
Which French religious thinker left the Catholic Church?
The Albigensians, the Cathars, and John Calvin were all Catholic heretics who left the Church.
Is Pope John Calvin real?
There is no pope named John Calvin. He would be considered as a heretic in the catholic Church.
How did john Calvin's theories affect the Catholic Church?
John Calvin's theories did not affect the Chuch - just as many heretics who preceded him did not affect the Church.
Why was John Calvin wanted by the Catholic Church?
John Calvin certainly had his problems, but most of them were with civil authorities, in any case, he was never "wanted" by the Catholic Church. See the Catholic Encyclopedia article at the link below for an overview of his story.
Who broke with the Catholic Church and organized the Presbyterian Church?
John Calvin. That is why the Presbyterian Church is also known as 'Calvinist.'
Who are the two men who broke with the Roman Catholic church?
John Calvin and Martin Luther a priest from Germany
How did the principles Calvinism differ from that of the catholic church?
john Calvin was liked among all of his people and in the catholic church people were limited to their practices and beliefs
How were martins Luther's criticisms of the catholic church similar to those of john Calvin?
Both men believed that the Catholic Church should end the sale of indulgences.
Is there a Saint Calvin?
There is no Saint Calvin recognized by the Catholic Church. Calvin is primarily known as John Calvin, a key figure in the Protestant Reformation.
When did John Calvin break with the Catholic Church?
John Calvin, one of the key theologians and philosophers of the Protestant Reformation, broke away from the Catholic Church in 1530. He fled to Switzerland after anti-Protestant uprisings in France. While there, he published his "Institutes of Christian Religion" in 1536.
How did john Calvin want to change the church?
He believed that the Roman Catholic church had strayed away from the teachings of the Scriptures and wanted to bring the church back into line with them.
