challenge 1: the crucifix crisis puritan challenge... · 2019-08-10 · challenge 1: the crucifix...
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Challenge1:TheCrucifixCrisisI’maCatholicandeventhoughI’mnothappywiththeQueenbeingaProtestant,hernewreligiondoesn't upsetmethatmuch,butwe
lovedouridols,candles&statuesinourchurches,sowe’regladshehaskepttheminhernew
churches,soyouPuritanscanjogonifyouthinkwe’relosingourcrucifixthatthequeenhas
allowed,itiscentraltoourfaith!
Ohnoyoudon’t!!IamveryangrythattheQueenhasshowntoomuchleniencetotheCatholicsinhernewreligion,wePuritansdemandedamuchmoreplainreligionandchurch,thereisnospaceinthe
relationshipwithGodforidols,statuesanddefinitelynotthecrucifix,itisjustTOOCATHOLIC!
Asyouallknow,Ihavetriedtocreateareligionthatappealstothemajority,Idemandthecrucifixremains.IfIlosethecrucifixIwillappearweakasaQueen,aswellasupsettheCatholicsandtherearealotofCatholics,butIamaProtestant,I
shouldpleasethem– Ohthisisadilemma!
ThisisespeciallydifficultanddangerousasthePopehasjusttoldmyloyalsubjects,theEnglishCatholics,toboycottmynewChurch,notsureIamreadyforthatfight
justyet!
Intheend,ElizabethbackeddowntothePuritans,(partlyduetotheinfluenceofCecil&Dudley)andremovedthecrucifixfromherchurches,however,shecompromisedonceagainbyallowingthemtostayintheRoyalChapelineverychurch.SheDIDNOTwantacivilwaroverreligion!
ProbablymoreofapotentialthreattoElizabethbyupsettingtheCatholics,butitdidshowsomeweaknessinherbybackingdowntothePuritans.
Challenge2:TheVestmentcontroversyItisbadenoughthatourQueenhascompromisedsomuchalready,butwejustcan’taccepttheseCatholicvestmentsinourProtestantchurches!Noway!Itjustmakesthepriestsappearabovethepeopleandbetterthanus!Theseprieststhinktheycanturnbread&wineintothebodyandbloodofJesus,comein!!!Theyalsothinktheycan
forgivesin?ONLYGodcanforgivesin!Apriestshouldbeplainindressandbehaviour!WhileIamhere,thereisnohierarchyintheBible,soshouldtherebeinreallife?
SomepriestswerenotfollowingElizabeth’sinstructions(Royalinjunctions)andwearingtherequiredvestments.ThisunderminedtheQueen’sauthority,whichshecouldn'tallowhavingsuchaweakgriponthecrownatthestartofherreign.Mostpriestsintheendbackeddown,only37weresacked!
IamtheQueen,ALLwillobeyme!TheArchbishopofCanterburywillissuea‘Bookofadvertisements’declaringhowmyclergywilldressandbehave,theywillcometoLondontobeshownhowtodress.Iftheyrefusetheywillbesacked– AlthoughthiscouldbedangerousandstartaProtestantrising,itistheonlychoiceIhave!Iamworriedabout
thisideaofnohierarchythatthesePuritansaretalkingabout!...