the justification for using such violence by the Inquistion.
And the Albigensian Crusade. Those are reasons I cannot in good conscience call Dominic a saint.
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.
As would Clement, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian and many of the other early prominent church figures -- they all promoted doctrines or teachings that would be considered heretical today.
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Date: 2004-03-20 01:12 pm (UTC)And the Albigensian Crusade. Those are reasons I cannot in good conscience call Dominic a saint.
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.
As would Clement, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian and many of the other early prominent church figures -- they all promoted doctrines or teachings that would be considered heretical today.