Catholic Party

We don t have the freedom of discussing matters, as do the philosophers. We must speak by the rules. We are called enemies of the cross (as Pope Leo says) not only for our deeds but also for our words. Moreover, there are in the Catholic party, many or rather the greater part, who are timid and weak, and must be nourished with milk rather than solid food. The head of that orthodox sect, [Christ], addresses them, privileged by his special love Let the little ones come to me. .. We must therefore act with more moderation and spare the ears of the monastics and avoid offending the pious ears of simple people. We must respect the views of the people. 

He told Karlstadt that he did not wish to get involved in the dispute because of the vehemence of the combatants. He gave this advice also to Hartmann of Hallwil. Cochlaeus, too, acknowledged Capito s desire to remain neutral but noted that the Lutherans feared that his neutrality meant tacit approval of the Catholic party. See Millet, 74, 123, 124 Zwingli, Werke 7 465 (both sides in the debate acted like furies, he said) WA Br 2 222 (Dec. 1520). 

See Charles Prevost, "Notice necrologique. Albert Kirrmann," Bull.SCF (1957), ler partie, 14511454. Charpentier-Morize has characterized Kirrmann as a Protestant of moral rigor and Prevost as a traditionalist Catholic. In private correspondence, 16 January 1991. 

At first, I thought that this was just the party I had long been looking for, at least with respect to German national politics. However, their handling of the subject of immigrants repelled me, because as a Catholic I was very sensitive to programs or ideas that appeared to be... 

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