“De Ortv Et Origine Monachorvm” (On the Source and Origin of Monks), 1545, from
“De Ortv Et Origine Monachorvm” (On the Source and Origin of Monks), 1545, from the workshop of Lucas Cranach. Anti-clerical flyer made during the Protestant Reformation. What you’re looking at is the Devil or an arch-Demon shitting out monks, supposedly depicting the “origins” of the Catholic church and the satanic nature of the Vatican. And who ever said that contemporary public discourse has degenerated into mere partisan politics?Source -- source link
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