All in all, sixteenth century France was a time of shifting views on religion. While France was a Catholic State, an underground Protestant Reformation was slowly building, thus leading the catholic priests to fear for their divine power and their hold on everyday French life. Therefore, the Catholic Clergy struggled to stamp it out by hanging the Protestant Reformation’s members and initiators for heresy, among other proceedings. Thereupon, many people of the lower class, including peasants, who wanted to convert to Protestantism, were forced to do so in secrecy. While they practiced the newer form of Christianity, they still had to attend Catholic Mass in order to keep up their appearances. For example, the church was held in such importance
