[JasonC]

Gives the inquisition a bad name. And the reformation an undeserved good one. Catholic bashing even as a mere aside to make a point about somebody else. Not even aware of it, does it like breathing.

[patriciaruth]

I don't think it's Catholic bashing. I think it's history.

The Roman Catholic church was pretty corrupt at that time in history, and it has since then reformed itself.

That's human nature. We are sinful by nature and the institutions we run can be corrupted by our sin.

Just like the pedophilia and homosexual scandals lately in the Roman Catholic church, corruption does creep in to all institutions, and they all have to be swept clean from time to time.