during 1500 and 1561, the scottish parliament accepted the reformed confession of faith made by knox and other people. knox argued many times with mary, queen of scots. in his book "history of the reformation in scotland" he writes about his five "conversations" with the roman catholic queen. in one of these conversations, mary asked knox what right he had to rebuke the queen so directly and openly. knox replied, "...i am a worm of this earth, and yet a subject...but i am a watchman, both over the realm (land) and the kirk [church] of god...for that reason i am bound in conscience (it is my duty) to blow the trumpet publicly (openly)". mary's violent life finally made even her catholic helpers lose their support. she gave up the throne. so, knox was able to make the protestant church in scotland. because of him, the presbyterian church was made.