Thank you for sharing this excellent piece on one of the most misunderstood figures in history. Oddly enough, I published a column by the very same title yesterday morning.
Ah yes the "but his intentions were good" argument presented in this article...as is the case..."the road to hell is paved with good intentions"...and to heed that warning..."the floor of hell is tiled with the skulls of dead priests"...this article implies the actions of Columbus were good because of a fanatical tide to make the whole world Christian and finance the Crusades (which was a war)...in the end--forced Christianity is not Christian--especially for adults...
Laughable and definitely post-revised...
Thank you for sharing this excellent piece on one of the most misunderstood figures in history. Oddly enough, I published a column by the very same title yesterday morning.
https://thecrucesignati.substack.com/p/christopher-columbus-catholic-church-indigenous-people
Thank you Steve, a great highlight of the complexities surrounding Columbus and his times.
Ah yes the "but his intentions were good" argument presented in this article...as is the case..."the road to hell is paved with good intentions"...and to heed that warning..."the floor of hell is tiled with the skulls of dead priests"...this article implies the actions of Columbus were good because of a fanatical tide to make the whole world Christian and finance the Crusades (which was a war)...in the end--forced Christianity is not Christian--especially for adults...
Great article debunking a lot of the misconceptions!