A Lack Of Respect

So today is the 597th anniversary of the death of Jan Hus.  Jan was burned at the stake in Prague back in 1415.  You see Jan had some problems with the Catholic church and specifically with indulgences (sound familiar?).  Eventually the Church got fed up with Jan's free thinking and put him on trial.  During the trial Jan said he would recant if his views of Church wrong doing were refuted by the bible.  July 6th is a public holiday in the Czech Republic and Hus is considered the first Church reformer.  That said, the birds don't seem to be too impressed as evident from the amount of droppings on Jan's statue.