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John Calvin was born into a middle class family in the early 1500's to Gerard Calvin and Jeanne Le Franc. His father was a lawyer for the Roman Catholic Church. His father's relations to the church initiated John's religious career. Calvin studied both theology ....

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.... divinity of Christ. This too is a similarity between present- day Catholicism and Calvinism. The Calvinist religion, similar to our own Catholic religion, regarded the bible as the basis of all Christian teachings. Calvin was very knowledgeable of the scriptures and often quoted them in his writings. He would relate the ideas in the bible to the present times. He would also search the bible as a text for parables and ideas that supported his own teachings. Catholics read and study the bible as a lesson to be learned not as a point to proven. The Catholic Church models itself as an institution. As an institution there is an existing hierarchy. ....