Satyres chrestiennes de la cuisine papale

Conrad Badius printed the Satyres chrestiennes de la cuisine papale in Geneva in 1560. This virulent attack on the Church of Rome, that is at the same time a defence against French pamphlets targeting Protestants, is remarkable for the obvious care given to the writing and for its humour reminiscent of Rabelais. Who wrote it? It has often been attributed to its printer, Conrad Badius, and occasionally to the reformer Pierre Viret. Charles-Antoine Chamay rejects these attributions in favour of Theodore de Bèze, the reformer who would soon succeed Calvin. His edition of the Satyres reveals what is at stake in a text that has been neglected for too long.