[Lightknight]

A guest speaker filled in for my professor last night and had us sing a song. I thought it was pretty comical and surprisingly informative. Do you guys have any more examples of such? Please remember, this is neither a music forum nor a humor forum so remember that it has to have Church History in it in some way or another.

Originally Posted by The song we sang

The Reformation Polka:
Papal Bulls, Indulgences, and transubstantiation
Speak your mind against them and face
Excommunication
Nail your thesis to the door, let's start
a reformation.
Papal Bulls, Indulgences, and transubstantiation.

This is all that was written on the board for us to sing, he sand the other verses. If you have the rest please feel free to post it too.

[Insane Drummer]

Reformation polka.. Thats, strange.

[Ted Logan]

Did you sing it to the tune of "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"?

[Athanasius]

I sang the Reformation Polka this year for our seminary's entertainment night thingy....people ATE IT UP!

When I was just ein junger Mann I studied canon law;
While Erfurt was a challenge, it was just to please my Pa.
Then came the storm, the lightning struck, I called upon Saint Anne,
I shaved my head, I took my vows, an Augustinian! Oh, -

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

When Tetzel came near Wittenberg, St. Peter's profits soared,
I wrote a little notice for the All Saints' Bull'tin board:
"You cannot purchase merits, for we're justified by grace!
Here's 95 more reasons, Brother Tetzel, in your face!" Oh-

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

They loved my tracts, adored my wit, all were exempleror;
The Pope, however, hauled me up before the Emperor.
"Are these your books? Do you recant?" King Charles did demand,
"I will not change my Diet, Sir, God help me here I stand!" Oh-

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

Duke Frederick took the Wise approach, responding to my words,
By knighting "George" as hostage in the Kingdom of the Birds.
Use Brother Martin's model if the languages you seek,
Stay locked inside a castle with your Hebrew and your Greek! Oh-

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

Let's raise our steins and Concord Books while gathered in this place,
And spread the word that 'catholic' is spelled with lower case;
The Word remains unfettered when the Spirit gets his chance,
So come on, Katy, drop your lute, and join us in our dance! Oh-

-Chorus:
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation -
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

[Lightknight]

YES!!! that's it. And I believe it was sung to the "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" tune. What a great song.

[Insane Drummer]

You MUST record yourself singing that. I beg thee.

[Lightknight]

Originally Posted by Insane Drummer

You MUST record yourself singing that. I beg thee.

Just to be clear on this, you must be talking to Athanasius. I only did this once in class and would be bound to mess it up. And I can't record in MP3's anymore for some unknown reason. So take it away Athanasius. Please

[ICTHUS]

Originally Posted by Athanasius

So come on, Katy, drop your lute, and join us in our dance! Oh-

Here, I quote St. Thomas More, martyred at the hands of King Henry VIII, when he said,

"If God had wanted to reform His Church, he would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun!"

[Lightknight]

Originally Posted by ICTHUS

Here, I quote St. Thomas More, martyred at the hands of King Henry VIII, when he said,

"If God had wanted to reform His Church, he would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun!"

And if God wanted His word to be known He wouldn't have chosen a murderor of Christians to write it. Or had He wanted His church to spread He wouldn't have used a church of incest to do so. If God wanted His church to be spread throughout the world He wouldn't have used tax collectors and fishermen. Of couse, that's what the Pharisees said. Sad to see us coming full circle again...

[ICTHUS]

Originally Posted by Lightknight

And if God wanted His word to be known He wouldn't have chosen a murderor of Christians to write it. Or had He wanted His church to spread He wouldn't have used a church of incest to do so. If God wanted His church to be spread throughout the world He wouldn't have used tax collectors and fishermen. Of couse, that's what the Pharisees said. Sad to see us coming full circle again...

Ah, but have you read any of Luther's lewd works in which he condones such things as polygamy for Christians? He condoned immorality right up until the end of his life.

St. Thomas' point in saying that if God had wanted to reform His Church, He would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun, was that Luther tempted a nun to leave her calling and then had relations with a woman whose virginity was consecrated by a sacred oath, to God Almighty. He remained in his sins even after his conversion.

[Lightknight]

Originally Posted by ICTHUS

Ah, but have you read any of Luther's lewd works in which he condones such things as polygamy for Christians? He condoned immorality right up until the end of his life.

St. Thomas' point in saying that if God had wanted to reform His Church, He would not send an Augustinian friar out of the bed of a nun, was that Luther tempted a nun to leave her calling and then had relations with a woman whose virginity was consecrated by a sacred oath, to God Almighty. He remained in his sins even after his conversion.

Shh... don't tell King David that God won't use someone with such sexual immorality to do His work. Once again, the church that was involved in incest sounds a whole lot worse. Though, you're right, I do not condone his actions. That doesn't mean that what he said was wrong.

[ICTHUS]

So do you agree that Katherine von Whatsherface and Martin Luther had an illicit marriage? I mean, Katherine had consecrated herself to holy virginity with a solemn vow...which she had not been released from by the relevant ecclesiastical authorities.

[Lightknight]

Originally Posted by ICTHUS

So do you agree that Katherine von Whatsherface and Martin Luther had an illicit marriage? I mean, Katherine had consecrated herself to holy virginity with a solemn vow...which she had not been released from by the relevant ecclesiastical authorities.

Well, there are special cases according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:1-2 we should marry to qualm the temptation of immorality. The Bible says that it is better for one to remain single and celebate. But if you are tempted then you should get married. I couple what I'm saying with St. John Chrysostom's 19th homily.

[ICTHUS]

Originally Posted by Lightknight

Well, there are special cases according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 7:1-2 we should marry to qualm the temptation of immorality. The Bible says that it is better for one to remain single and celebate. But if you are tempted then you should get married. I couple what I'm saying with St. John Chrysostom's 19th homily.

True, but the issue here is that she made a vow to God to keep her virginity intact. She broke it by marrying Luther.

[Athanasius]

Originally Posted by ICTHUS

True, but the issue here is that she made a vow to God to keep her virginity intact. She broke it by marrying Luther.

And Luther made the same vow when he was ordained. I guess they're double damned. The celibacy of the clergy is wrong in the eyes of the Protestant reformers...and further more not called for by the Bible.

Under the banner of Sola Scriptura, their consciences were cleared of the issue (ala Peter and food). If I vowed to God that I would forever eat only shell fish because my church says that's the way it's gotta be...and then I find out that His Word doesn't command such...I don't believe I'd be bound to that oath (and those who invented the teachings that made me take it would be held responsible)...

The point is that it wasn't "holy virginity", it was man-made religious bondage.

It's Katherina von Bora, BTW.