http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/protestant/how-did-philip-ii-and-the-spanish-armada-affect-the-protestant-reformation Catholic & Orthodox discussion Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:39:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/protestant/how-did-philip-ii-and-the-spanish-armada-affect-the-protestant-reformation/comment-page-1#comment-6201 peevee Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:42:59 +0000 http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/protestant/how-did-philip-ii-and-the-spanish-armada-affect-the-protestant-reformation#comment-6201 Spain under Philip II was a strong power and was considered the champion of Catholicism and she took all measures to bring the protestants and protestant countries back to catholicism. Moreover she was a strong naval power- perhaps the strongest in the Mediterranean. The Spanish Armada was sent to conquer England that had by then become protestant. There were other causes as well for Spain to consider England as her enemy no 1. In the war the comparatively small British navy completely destroyed the Spanish navy. A victory for Spain would have meant continued harassment of the Protestants. With English victory this threat was now over and protestantism could co-exist with Catholicism.<br><b>References : </b><br> Spain under Philip II was a strong power and was considered the champion of Catholicism and she took all measures to bring the protestants and protestant countries back to catholicism. Moreover she was a strong naval power- perhaps the strongest in the Mediterranean.
The Spanish Armada was sent to conquer England that had by then become protestant. There were other causes as well for Spain to consider England as her enemy no 1.
In the war the comparatively small British navy completely destroyed the Spanish navy.
A victory for Spain would have meant continued harassment of the Protestants. With English victory this threat was now over and protestantism could co-exist with Catholicism.
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]]> http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/protestant/how-did-philip-ii-and-the-spanish-armada-affect-the-protestant-reformation/comment-page-1#comment-6200 Rico JPA Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:25:59 +0000 http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/protestant/how-did-philip-ii-and-the-spanish-armada-affect-the-protestant-reformation#comment-6200 Their role was getting destroyed, and leaving Britain and the nascent Tudor Anglican Church unscathed, weakening Catholicism both literally in terms of navies that Catholic monarchs could wield, and spiritually, because it showed that God didn't necessarily favor Catholics over non Catholic Christians.<br><b>References : </b><br> Their role was getting destroyed, and leaving Britain and the nascent Tudor Anglican Church unscathed, weakening Catholicism both literally in terms of navies that Catholic monarchs could wield, and spiritually, because it showed that God didn’t necessarily favor Catholics over non Catholic Christians.
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