This anti-Catholic crap is getting to be annoying

[whathehell]

213. As I recall, the suspicion that Mary was part of the plot to kill Elizabeth was never proven

There were others at the time who wanted Elizabeth gone, believing Mary to be the rightful heir to the throne,

but, as I understand it, the "fact" of Mary being a part of that scheme, continues to be disputed by historians,

though Elizabeth clearly believed it.

As to the rest, yes I'm well aware that Catholics killed protestants, but the reverse happened as well,

and in as great a number. Yes, as history calls it, it's "Good Queen Bess" vs "Bloody Mary",

but both killed, and as we all know, history is written by the winners.

Oliver Cromwell, ranked by British historians as one of the "top ten great Britons" was a merciless,

persecutor of Catholics and slaughtered thousands in Ireland, after which

he went down on his knees to thank God for the privilege of of doing so.

Yes, I'm well aware that few, if any, have "clean hands" in these religious wars, but the

emphasis here seems to be on the "dirty hands" of one side, but not the other.