commenced a civil war, which ended only when the Regent died in June 1560. In addition to all of his other duties during this time, Knox, along with five others, played a major role in drafting the Scots Confession, which Parliament approved in August 1560. This, as far as possible, established Protestantism as the national religion. It abolished the jurisdiction of the pope and approved the Scots Confession as the basis for belief in Scotland. The Scots Confession held this position until the Westminster Confession replaced it in
