Calvin the Religious vs. Henry the Promiscuous | Calvin the Religious vs. Henry the Promiscuous

The differences between Henry VIII of England and Calvin of Geneva can be summed up in two parts: how they viewed religion, and how they viewed politics. Calvin, the self proclaimed "long stubborn heart," persuaded followers to deny the Catholic Church and the indulgences that it sold, all protestants did. However, Calvinists were the main believers in predestination, while Henry disregarded Protestantism as a whole. The politics of these men (Henry and Calvin) come into play as they decide how to spread both information about religion and faith itself.

Calvin viewed that god deemed an ample minority to enter the gates of heaven, before they were even born, while the other eighty percent would suffer extreme misery in hell. This was directly contrary to Henry VIII's view that with faith, prayer, and deed, anyone could enter heaven. Calvin encouraged those "spiritually clean" people to live the most sin free lives...
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