I like your honest appraisal of the "missionary" work of the Conquistadors.
Yeah, and we had the Holy Inquisition and the Crusades too. We don't fool around.
Don't forget the missionary work of my ancestor Charlemagne. Its how much of Europe "converted" to Christianity.
Now Marlowe, we shouldn't be too hard on them . . .
they were merely following the
TRADITION OF MEN ignoring the Scripture about the weapons of our warfare NOT being carnal
and extending the Papal territory.
Very political.
Not very Scriptural but very political.
One wonders how many were turned from God vs to God by such efforts.
CORTEZ THE KILLER
He came dancing across the water
With his galleons and guns
Looking for the new world
In that palace in the sun...