I will address this in the spirit with which it was intended. Cancellation, back then, was largely top-down, driven by kings and popes. The current form of ca

I will address this in the spirit with which it was intended. Cancellation, back then, was largely top-down, driven by kings and popes. The current form of cancellation emerges from below, pressuring larger organizations to fire people and denounce them. And as I have mentioned elsewhere in this, those calling for cancellation derive increased status when their attempts succeed. It's a bit more equivalent to witch hunt mania than papal disapproval.