Exactly...all of that is a given. The point is that we're setting up a double standard. Lest we dare admitting that a non-Catholic could possibly be (gulp) a...good person...we'd rather glorify the despicable actions of the Spanish Conquistadors, because at least they're Catholic.
It makes no difference which one is worse. They could both be rotting in He##, for all I care. Let's stop this dog-and-pony show. St. Augustine was quite the reveler in his day and had two children out of wedlock. He became a Doctor of the Church. Good thing we didn't burn him, eh?
And despite the fact that this country is going there in a handbasket, and that a lot of terrible things happened to make it the country it is (or was...), yes, I am thankful that I am not a slave, or a serf, or legally unable to own property because I'm not an aristocrat. As far as I can tell, either Gilbert is Spanish, or he wouldn't mind being human chattel as long as he's Catholic.
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