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|In 451 AD, 630 Bishops declared at the council of Chalcedon that ''"What Leo believes we all believe, anathema to him who believes anything else. Peter has spoken through the mouth of Leo."'' | |||
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The Crusaders asked papal legate Arnaud-Amaury, Abbot of Cîteaux, how to tell Cathar from Roman Catholic. He replied: | |||
''"Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius." — “Kill them all, the Lord will recognise His own”.'' | |||
Prisoners were blinded, dragged behind horses, and used for target practice. What remained of the city was razed by fire. Arnaud wrote to Pope Innocent III and said, ''"Today your Holiness, twenty thousand heretics were put to the sword, regardless of rank, age, or sex".'' | |||
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*The Portugese, Goa (India), and Roman inquistions continued. | *The Portugese, Goa (India), and Roman inquistions continued. | ||
::*The French philosopher Voltaire wrote "Goa is sadly famous for its inquisition, which is contrary to humanity as much as to commerce. The Portuguese monks deluded us into believing that the Indian populace was worshipping the Devil, while it is they who served him." (Voltaire, Lettres sur l'origine des sciences et sur celle des peuples de l'Asie (first published Paris, 1777), letter of 15 December 1775) | ::*The French philosopher Voltaire wrote "Goa is sadly famous for its inquisition, which is contrary to humanity as much as to commerce. The Portuguese monks deluded us into believing that the Indian populace was worshipping the Devil, while it is they who served him." (Voltaire, Lettres sur l'origine des sciences et sur celle des peuples de l'Asie (first published Paris, 1777), letter of 15 December 1775) | ||
*The Popes supported and commissioned Renaissance art, much of which was pornographic. | *The Popes supported and commissioned Renaissance art, much of which was pornographic. | ||