As most of you know, I am deeply inspired the Canadian Martyrs; I'm currently reading The Jesuit Relations, (albeit, an abridged version with secular commentary) and I've just finished reading the portion where St. John de Brébeuf describes the Hurons' ritual torturing and killing of prisoners of war. It led me to think about how St. John Brébeuf and his companions would suffer that fate, and how their martyrdom would amaze the Iroquois beyond their wildest expectations. That in turn reminded me of something I heard about the Japanese Martyrs, namely that the Japanese Martyrdom sort of subverted the Japanese Feudal code; the servants of a Japanese lord were expected to be obedient to the point of shedding blood, and Japanese Christians were obedient to Our Lord, to the point of bloody Martyrdom. It makes me wonder if the only thing that would really conquer Victim Culture is Martyrdom, that Martyrdom would subvert Victim Culture the same way it subverted the practices of the Japanese and Eastern Woodland Natives. How do you think Leftists would respond if they witnessed a Catholic willingly suffer Martyrdom for the authentic teachings of the Catholic Faith?
