The Bon Chretiens, also known as Cathars, weren’t very churchy, either. They believed in home worship, birth control, vegetarianism, and pacifism. Between 1205 and 1230 Pope Innocent III killed about 1,000,000 of them. They were the closest thing they had to the early Christians back then, before The Church started becoming a despotic political force. They mostly lived in the south of France, in Catalonia, Langedoc and Occitan. We think of crusades as being against the Moslems, but this one was against “heretic” Christians. Very sad. It makes me wonder how the world would look today if they had survived. Coincidentally, this is the same region where the new movies and novels suggest Mary Magdalene settled after the Cruxifiction.
Charles Brobst Premium Member almost 15 years ago
There’s an idea! If society gives you lemons, have no social interaction whatsoever. Become Amish.
Yukoneric almost 15 years ago
Not the same.
propellerdiver almost 15 years ago
The Bon Chretiens, also known as Cathars, weren’t very churchy, either. They believed in home worship, birth control, vegetarianism, and pacifism. Between 1205 and 1230 Pope Innocent III killed about 1,000,000 of them. They were the closest thing they had to the early Christians back then, before The Church started becoming a despotic political force. They mostly lived in the south of France, in Catalonia, Langedoc and Occitan. We think of crusades as being against the Moslems, but this one was against “heretic” Christians. Very sad. It makes me wonder how the world would look today if they had survived. Coincidentally, this is the same region where the new movies and novels suggest Mary Magdalene settled after the Cruxifiction.
Charles Brobst Premium Member almost 15 years ago
The RC has a lot to answer for.