Why did Queen Mary burn pagans? Just different beliefs. Why not tolerate it?

From the background of the times, Protestantism in Britain represented the emerging bourgeoisie at that time, while Catholicism represented the "theocracy" in feudal times, and there were irreconcilable contradictions and conflicts between them. Struggles involving religion, culture and ideology have always been cruel. For example, in ancient China, there were incidents such as burning books to bury Confucianism and literary inquisition, and in modern times, there were sectarian struggles in Islam, all of which were accompanied by blood and fire.

From Sister Mary's personal point of view, at that time, Father Henry and most people in England advocated Protestantism and rejected Catholicism. As a loyal Catholic, Sister Mary suffered humiliation and pain from childhood. The religious struggle serves politics, and Mary is the victim of this struggle. Therefore, it is understandable and natural to liquidate Protestants after Mary came to power-because Protestants have persecuted Catholics in the same way before.

Therefore, as for the form of burning, it is a way and a tradition that Catholicism has always adopted in dealing with pagans. From this point of view, it is not cruel for Mary to burn pagans.