Henry VIII was a bad person

Firstly, I would like to clarify a few things regarding the resolution itself.The primary topic of this debate is that "Henry VIII was a bad person." I would like to remind voters that bad people can still do good things. I am sure Hitler has done at least one good thing in his life, but that does not make him a good person. In order to determine whether or not someone is a bad person, we must weigh out the good things and the bad things they did, and see which side is stronger.Now onto the rebuttal. My opponent has listed three things to support the argument that Henry VIII was not a bad person. I will respond to them one by one.The Royal NavyAlthough Henry VIII did increase the number of ships in the navy, he was not the creator. His father had already begun a programme for the building of warships for the navy[1]. There is obviously nothing bad in adding more ships to the navy, but there's nothing too good about it either. He was simply doing his job and continuing his father Henry VII's legacy. Furthermore, even with the number of ships Henry VIII created, they needed to hire merchant ships for some battles[2].Translation of the Christian bibleI believe Con is mistaken about the history of this event. I will give a brief historical recount of what occured around this time. William Tyndale was the man responsible for printing the New Testament of the bible in the English language. However, he was continuously chased down by both the bishop and the king, ultimately capturing him, having him strangled and then burnt at the stake. The king's men would also buy hundreds of copies and then proceed to burn them. It is only after succumbing to public pressure that Henry VIII decided to authorise the translation[3]. The Church of EnglandThe question we have to ask ourselves here is whether Henry VIII did this for his own sake or for that of the people. It doesn't matter if people benefit from its creation, it is the motive that counts as we are discussing whether Henry VIII was a bad person not whether his actions were good. He assumed the position of the Head of the Church of England due to several divorce rejections by numerous popes [4]. From this we can see that Henry VIII's main motivation was to break away from papal jurisdiction and gain even more power for himself. Pro also makes the mistake of claiming that Catholicism forbids marriage, with is simply untrue, as seen here [5]. I also propose the idea that people could've spread their own idea of Christianity without the creation of a formal church.I will now move on to show the abhorrent and terrible things that Henry VIII has done, things that Pro has obviously left out in his argument.Killing peopleI think we can all agree that killing people is a bad thing, and a lot more permanent than the 'good' things that he did. People cannot freely practice their religion if they are dead. The first killings happen two days after his corronation as king, where he arrested two of his father's ministers and had them executed [6]. In our day and age, that would already be enough to claim he is a bad person. But this is just the tip of the iceberg.The next victim to fall to this terrible man was Thomas Walsey, a Catholic Cardinal. Although the cardinal served the king well, he was falsely charged with treason and died simply because he did not meet the demands of this control freak quickly enough [7]. Henry VIII then falsely accused his second wife of adultery as she could not provide him with a male child (Henry thought females didn't count) and had her subsequently beheaded. This man is clearly unable to feel remorse as he marries again a mere 24 hours later [8]. There are numerous other bad things Henry VIII had done, but I believe this is enough for now to show the terrible murderer he was and his need of absolute control. His indifference to human life clearly outweighs the small things he has done that may have benefited society - mainly due to selfish motives.[1] http://www.rmg.co.uk...;[2] ibid[3] http://www.greatsite.com...;(Ctrl+f Henry to navigate easier to the part I used)[4] http://www.historymole.com...;[5] http://vivacatholic.wordpress.com...;[6] http://www.biography.com...;[7] http://www.biography.com...;[8] http://www.biography.com...;