Lefevre and the Reformation in the 16th Century

Lefevre was not implausibly accused of reformist beliefs. He emphasized the real presence of christ in the eucharist and rejected the worship of saints. The larger battle over reformist ideas included skirmishes between secular royal authority and religious figures who dared to speak the truth, or what they considered the truth, to power. That will continue to be a theme of sixteenth century french history, except that soon it will be protestants defying the crown.