I don't think St. Thomas More and Bishop St. John Fisher would agree that a question of foreign policy was all that was at stake—as opposed to the sanctity of the sacrament of marriage and the teaching authority of the Pope—when they chose to go to their executions rather than change their minds.
“I don’t think St. Thomas More and Bishop St. John Fisher would agree that a question of foreign policy was all that was at stake—as opposed to the sanctity of the sacrament of marriage and the teaching authority of the Pope—when they chose to go to their executions rather than change their minds.”
There was plenty of Catholic kindling and Protestant kindling put to flame around that time, let’s not kid each other. More and Fisher were certainly men of Faith and not politics - the Pope was a politician as much as he was a man of Faith. He had to be.
Again - it’s a testament to our founding fathers that they enshrined freedom of religion in our Constitution. They knew what both kings and popes were capable of and wanted no part of that.