tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895518556533459607.post5238311053065947694..comments2024-03-26T02:26:10.065-05:00Comments on Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Henry VIII in Hell? wonders Rowan WilliamsStephanie A. Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14796489639420491857noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895518556533459607.post-61300563533228853882019-10-20T13:05:24.583-05:002019-10-20T13:05:24.583-05:00Interesting and very true. The Holy martyrs praye...Interesting and very true. The Holy martyrs prayed for those who persecuted them and it is their prayers which would have offered Henry that final salvation. At the end of the day it is down to the mercy and judgement of God and the repentance of the sinner, which all humans are. If Henry accepted the mercy of Christ and repentance at the end he is redeemed. If he didn't then maybe he is not, but that is up to God. We don't know. We don't make that decision. Yes, Henry Viii and Elizabeth I and a lot of monarchs in particular committed terrible crimes but everyone has sinned and fallen short of the mercy of God. If they repent they are saved. If not, they are in hell or in purgatory and the fact Henry did away with the latter isn't any reason to say it doesn't exist. I know he was a monster towards the last decade, but he also suffered from brain damage and other health problems which contributed to his character changes. I believe in a merciful God, I believe his victims are saved and prayers from them helped him. I am unable to make a judgement.BanditQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00882124187978187632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895518556533459607.post-19422899991685593822010-09-08T14:34:02.399-05:002010-09-08T14:34:02.399-05:00Ah John Houghton - relative of Fr. Bryan Houghton,...Ah John Houghton - relative of Fr. Bryan Houghton, right?Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895518556533459607.post-82596722514768763462010-05-25T18:32:59.093-05:002010-05-25T18:32:59.093-05:00You might notice that the Prior is holding his hea...You might notice that the Prior is holding his heart in his hand. At his martyrdom, being hung, drawn, and quartered, he cried out, "Jesus, what will you do with my heart?" The artist is Francisco de Zurbaran, who also painted "The Bound Lamb" and "Saint Serapion" and was featured in the exhibits of Spanish Art in London, Indianapolis, and Washington, DC.Stephanie A. Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796489639420491857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8895518556533459607.post-54873832056945664592010-05-25T10:33:38.135-05:002010-05-25T10:33:38.135-05:00Very interesting!!!Very interesting!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com