It is an interesting question discussed by historians whether the Scottish Reformation could have been avoided. The most plausible answer seems to be “no,” given the condition of the late medieval/early modern Church, and the political ambitions and avarice of the nobility. What is slowly coming to be recognized, however, is that it represented not only a ‘disruption,' as was later suffered in the 19th century within the Kirk itself, but a breach that has weakened Christianity in the country and is now leading to the death of the reformed part of it.
Source: John Haldane - A Tale of Two Cities - And of Two Churches, First Things, 23 Oct 2015, https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2015/10/a-tale-of-two-citiesand-of-two-churches
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