Paris, France, January 21, 1535
As with Sunni versus Shia, previously we had Catholic versus Protestant. The cruelties of ISIS’ modes of execution actually resemble the increasingly cruel ways that Catholics sought to kill blasphemers and other criminals during those times.
In Paris on January 13, 1535, placards appeared all over Paris denouncing the Roman Mass. The initial incident happened several months before on October 17, 1534 i what is known as the Affair of the Placards. On that day, placards denouncing the Catholic Mass were distributed all over Paris and several other cities on doorsteps. One of the pamphlets was actually posted on ...