Quote, "In the 1400s, the Inquisition shifted its focus to witchcraft. Priests tortured untold thousands of women into confessing that they were witches who flew through the sky and engaged in sex with the devil -- then they were burned or hanged for their confessions. Witch hysteria raged for three centuries in a dozen nations. Estimates of the number executed vary from 100,000 to 2 million. Whole villages were exterminated. In the first half of the 17th century, about 5,000 "witches" were put to death in the French province of Alsace, and 900 were burned in the Bavarian city of Bamberg."
2007-06-14 04:25:52 · 12 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Man, your questions are boring
2007-06-14 04:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Catholic history is Christian history you fools! They are one and the same, from the same root and core. It wasnt untill recently that Christianiaty became its own Religion apart from the Church. But if you were to READ HISTORY, there is no mention of Catholic and Christian, it is all CHRISTIAN. The Crusades were lead by Christians, headed up by the Vatican. At that point in history, there was no seperation between catholic and christian. Lutherins were the first to break away from the Church and create a seperate Religion apart from the Church, and thats when Christianity started getting divited into multiple religions. But before then, it was all just CHRISTIAN! The only copy of the Bible is held at the VATICAN still today. You dont even know your own flipping history do you people?!?! GO TAKE SOME THEOLOGY CLASSES YOU BLUNDERING IDIOTS!!!!
2007-06-14 11:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Essentially, if you have a sexy dream and you're a saint, you can say you were reveling in divine ecstacy, but if aren't a saint, you were probably having congress with the Beast.
Medieval logic is so much fun, but at least you can get out of a witch trial if you can prove you don't weigh the same as a duck.
2007-06-14 11:30:25 · answer #3 · answered by Minh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Listen to the ignorant Christians denying that Catholics are their spiritual ancestors. If they ever truly understood the countless horrors done in the name of Christ, they'd probably burn their Bibles. Don't they understand that the horrors of the Dark Ages are part of the legitimate history of ALL Christianity? Ignorant denials don't change the facts.
2007-06-14 11:46:59 · answer #4 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You would not have a part III if you took the time to read the answers in the first one.
The Puritans were not Catholic.
The main point is these attrocities were done by man (all religions), not God. Today... are there any religions, lead by a prominent post, killing in the name of God or Allah?
Hmmmmmm... good question!
2007-06-14 11:33:04 · answer #5 · answered by madbaldscotsman 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep. Beautiful. Brings tears to my eyes.
2007-06-14 11:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by tdubya86 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's what your cult calls Christianity. The Bible has different standards.
2007-06-14 11:29:30 · answer #7 · answered by singwritelaugh 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh yes, very beautiful!! tortured untold thousands of women ... yes, so beautiful...
bloody hell!! get a life, will you?!
2007-06-14 11:46:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So, if you weren't so angered, frustrated and disappointed with your dark, little life...you question would REALLY be...?
2007-06-14 11:32:49 · answer #9 · answered by joe_on_drums 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Point being?
2007-06-14 11:29:28 · answer #10 · answered by Scott B 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋