Canceled: Twelve Catholic Heroes That History Turned Into Villains

• Written by historian Steve Weidenkopf (The Real Story of Catholic History)
• Examines controversial Catholics like Columbus, Marie Antoinette, and “Bloody” Mary
• Exposes centuries of anti-Catholic myths and distortions
• Offers a balanced, corrective view of maligned historical figures
• Defends both the truth of history and the Catholic faith

We have to admit it, right? Certain Catholics were some of history’s most villainous characters.

Or were they?

In Canceled, historian Steve Weidenkopf (The Real Story of Catholic History) digs into the lives of controversial Catholics who have been written off by modern culture as irredeemable villains. 

Figures like Christopher Columbus, Marie Antoinette, Pius IX, and “Bloody” Mary Tudor have long been dismissed as cautionary tales of corruption or cruelty. But as Weidenkopf reveals, many of these stories are myths—crafted and spread by the Church’s enemies, from Enlightenment thinkers and Protestant reformers to modern secularists.

Through careful research, Weidenkopf uncovers how centuries of bias and distortion blackened the reputations of men and women who, while not flawless, were far from the villains history has made them out to be. 

Canceled is not about whitewashing the past—it is a necessary work of correction that challenges the false historical record, defends the truth about faithful Catholics, and upholds the honor of the Faith for which they lived and died. 

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