Hog wash.
This comment is almost totally without historical merit.
Henry VIII did not attack the Roman Catholic Church because the Church was corrupt but because he was. Henry attacked the Church because of his desire for an heir. Henry wanted to divorce or murder wives until he got a male heir.
The Pope finally saw Henry for what he was and denied his request for a divorce on contrived grounds. Henry in his syphilis addled mind could not accept this and decided to become the head of a Church of England who would force a Bishop of that church to grant him what he wanted.
Then in a fit of revenge Henry and his heirs forced upon the Bishops and Priest of Britain an oath of loyalty to the King of England and the new church on penalty of death. Eventually the Lords and commoners of Britain would also be forced to take this oath.
The Catholic Church may have been corrupt but Henry and his heirs far out stripped the Church in both corruption and brutality. Henry set in motion a purge of Catholics in Britain and Ireland that would count deaths in the millions.
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I appreciate your brash opinion. I'm no historian.
I just placed the story and the quote here on the thread. You be the genius.
I just care about our schools and the product of those schools. That is why I posted the story.
The Catholic Church may have been corrupt but Henry and his heirs far out stripped the Church in both corruption and brutality. Henry set in motion a purge of Catholics in Britain and Ireland that would count deaths in the millions.
Now THAT is hogwash.
I noticed that Thiel, being homosexual, made a dig against the Catholic Church. He should know better, but given that most of his audience are “libertarians” who don’t think much of religion, I’m not surprised.