The Cathars were Christian Gnostics. The Roman Catholic cult murdered them too — hundreds of thousands of them. Maybe Rome doesn’t like others knowing the truth?
If that all is true, then you are sure right!! My understanding of the Cathars at least was that they were a " leave me alone and let me do my own thing" kind of peoples where working and producing things was the best way to honor God (the word "cathartic" comes from them) and that we have no way of knowing what the Church is peddling to be true but that it does not matter at the end of the day. Cannot have those free thinkers around to possibly prevent some tithing and mind control.
Possibly… I don’t have any way of verifying the going ons of the day. It’s worth noting that Satanism & child sacrifice was a legitimate threat to Christian society, even that far back!
I bring this up, to highlight the fact that this war between Christians & Pagans is centuries old. This is but a blip in a millennia’s long war between civilizations.
The Cathars were Christian Gnostics. The Roman Catholic cult murdered them too — hundreds of thousands of them. Maybe Rome doesn’t like others knowing the truth?
Gnostics worshipped a snake (research Ophites). Perhaps Catholics wanted to keep Europe Christian & didn’t want to blend it with Paganism.
In hindsight, the Freemason Gnostic Templars worshipped a idol called Baphomet, they peed on the crucifix & performed ritual sodomy.
I don’t think the Catholics did anything wrong…
If that all is true, then you are sure right!! My understanding of the Cathars at least was that they were a " leave me alone and let me do my own thing" kind of peoples where working and producing things was the best way to honor God (the word "cathartic" comes from them) and that we have no way of knowing what the Church is peddling to be true but that it does not matter at the end of the day. Cannot have those free thinkers around to possibly prevent some tithing and mind control.
Possibly… I don’t have any way of verifying the going ons of the day. It’s worth noting that Satanism & child sacrifice was a legitimate threat to Christian society, even that far back!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_de_Rais
I bring this up, to highlight the fact that this war between Christians & Pagans is centuries old. This is but a blip in a millennia’s long war between civilizations.