- People were burnt at the stake because they were heretics who 1. could have caused a civil war and/or 2. could cause people souls to go to hell. These transgressions were taken very, very seriously at times when our societies were as unstable, as say, Haiti is now, and considerably more pious.
People were executed by the civil authorities and there were far, far fewer of them than is popularly imagined.
- Calling Leavers merely right-wing and racist is simply unreasonable. But, it has helped, greatly, the Leavers cause.
I believe I see signs that the liberal-left is no longer credible to the general public. Playing identity politics with hard economic facts isn't going to fool all of the people all of the time.
Interesting times to be alive. I encourage readers to read other sources about Catholicism besides the black propaganda that has been issued since the time of Christ and even, during His incarnation.
I'm not going to respond to further posts on this thread. They're getting a bit woolly.