Hmmmm...Poor wittle Catliks are good...Big mean Protestants are bad...
And they even had an American Inquisition...
Let me guess...This was written by a Catholic...
That's what you said, not me. No, there were sins on all sides. None get off being very good except for the Quakers.
Furthermore, you cannot speak for Protestants
Protestants believe in a Triune God, The Father, Son and Holy Spirit being different hypostases with the same essence -- the ONE God
Protestants do not believe in a non-Trinitarian God.
Please don't speak on their behalf
No you have that wrong. Man is bad. God is good.
The wars of religion brought out the worst in both Catholic and Protestant. We are not better than they were and are just as prone to sin. But we do not have the world view that they had. Which was that heresy (Catholic or Protestant) was a crime against the State and therefore threason. The punishment for treason has always been severe and traitors held in the most supreme contempt. They were a danger to social order and as such their influence was very much feared by whomever had authority.
We truly can not appreciate the undercurrents in 16th century Europe and England. The plots and counter plots. The claims to the thrones. The squabbling princes. The lying diplomats. The grumblings amongst the peasant class. The rise of the merchant class. The abuses of the aristocracy. The ever present wars.
A stable kingdom was not just an abstract idea it was essential to the peace and survival of many people. So when treason reared its head other heads rolled.