Thursday 28 June 2007

Cranmer's martyrdom


I've just sent off another op-ed piece to the Daily Tele on how Australian Anglicans are level-pegging with the 'no religion' category, according to the 2006 census.

If it gets in, I will provide a link here. Meanwhile, here's a picture, with thanks to Michael Jensen, of the martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. Notice how he sticks his hand into the flame—the hand which signed the recantation of Protestant doctrines, a recantation which he recanted both by word and here, by deed.

2 comments:

michael jensen said...

Thanks, it took me ages to draw this.

Sounds like you made Cartwright into a pretty sensible fellow all up btw.

Gordon Cheng said...

Looks like you've got a second career should the need arise!

Yeah Cartwright toned it down considerably. I don't know if he continued to believe in the death penalty for adulterers, but he doesn't say much about it in his later career.