USanta wosuku lukaJanuwari 11: indaba kaWilliam Carter obusisiwe

(C. 1548 - 11 Januwari 1584)

UWilliam Carter owazalelwa eLondon wangena emkhakheni wokunyathelisa esemncane. Iminyaka eminingi wakhonza njengomfundi osafundelwa abanyathelisi abaziwayo abangamaKatolika, omunye wabo owadonsa isigwebo sasejele ngenxa yokuphikelela enkolweni yobuKatolika. UWilliam uqobo wadonsa isikhathi ejele ngemuva kokuboshwa kwakhe "ngokunyathelisa amapheshana angamanyala [okusho amaKhatholika]" nokuba nezincwadi ezisekela ubuKhatholika.

Kodwa nangaphezulu, wacasula izikhulu zomphakathi ngokushicilela izincwadi ezazihlose ukugcina amaKatolika eqinile okholweni lwawo. Izikhulu eziphenye umuzi wakhe zathola izingubo nezincwadi ezahlukahlukene ezisolisayo, zaze zakwazi nokukhipha imininingwane kunkosikazi kaWilliam owayekhathazekile. Ezinyangeni eziyi-18 ezalandela, uWilliam wahlala ejele, ehlushwa ukuhlukunyezwa nokufunda ngokushona komkakhe.

Ugcine esolwa ngokunyathelisa nokushicilela iSivumelwano SaseSchisme, okwakusolwa ukuthi sasikhuthaza udlame kumaKatolika futhi okwathiwa sabhalwa yimbuka futhi sabhekiswa kubakhapheli. Ngenkathi uWilliam ngokuthula ethembele kuNkulunkulu, amajaji ahlangana imizuzu eyi-15 ngaphambi kokuthola isinqumo esinecala. UWilliam, owenza ukuvuma kwakhe kokugcina kumpristi owayequlisiwe naye, walengiswa, wadonswa futhi wahlukaniswa ikota ngosuku olulandelayo: Januwari 11, 1584.

Wabusiswa ngo-1987.

Ukuzindla

Kwakungafanele ukuba ngumKatolika ekubuseni kuka-Elizabeth I. Esikhathini lapho ukwehluka ngokwenkolo kwakungabonakali okwamanje, kwakungukuvukela umbuso okukhulu futhi ukwenza inkolo kwakuyingozi. UWilliam wanikela ngempilo yakhe ngenxa yemizamo yakhe yokukhuthaza abafowabo nodadewabo ukuthi baqhubeke nokulwa. Kulezi zinsuku abafowethu nodadewethu nabo badinga isikhuthazo, hhayi ngoba izimpilo zabo zisengcupheni, kodwa ngoba ezinye izinto eziningi zivimbezela ukholo lwabo. Babheke kithina.