ext_90657 ([identity profile] winegodeatsyou.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] sophiaserpentia 2004-03-20 07:50 am (UTC)

It would have been simply the Egyptian See. His use of violence to surpress donatist (and some Gnostics, there weren't a whole lot of the first batch left by them) was the justification for using such violence by the Inquistion.

Now, I generally like Augustine, because his views on the nature of the church different greatly from what is taught today and he would be considered a heretic himself.

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