The reason people were afraid of cats during the Middle Ages(tr)

http://aleteia.org ^ | 10/16/2016 | Daniel Esparza

[heterosupremacist]

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The reason people were afraid of cats during the Middle Ages

Felines, despite having a good amount of domestic responsibilities, have not always been well regarded

[ProtectOurFreedom]

As I read this, I’m sitting in my easy chair with Merlin next to me, on his back, getting his tummy rubbed, purring madly, and discussing the article with me every few seconds. “Mreeoww”

[PLMerite]

The familiars of Middle Ages witches have become the pets of modern middle-age crazy cat ladies.

Coincidence? I think not.

[Nifster]

Or they could hav been afraid of them because they carry fleas which spread disease

[Disestablishmentarian]

They thought cats were carriers of the Black Death. So they killed the cats causing the real carrier, their fleas, to jump to the rats, becoming an even bigger problem.

[WKUHilltopper]

I’ve read an old wives’ tale that they sucked the breath out of infants.

[Wneighbor]

Our Nallie wishes to continue with her rule in her empire, aka our house, no matter the scholarly study.

[CrazyIvan]

“Or they could hav been afraid of them because they carry fleas which spread disease”

Oh, come on! That’s not mysterious or romantic enough. I’ll bet you question global warming also.

[tinyowl]

1. Cats rule.
2. "Incompletely Domesticated" ... This is also why the left hates those of us who prefer freedom. Really, this is the kindest phrase that also agrees with exactly the left/media/globalist criticism of Trump, and I am proud to also deserve that criticism.

[Nifster]

Guess ou have me pegged😎

[JimSEA]

Cats have an independence/dependence sort of a thing. Generally, if treated well, the will settle in quite comfortably with a family.

[nevergore]

Dogs Rule!
Although I’ve heard Trump likes a little pussy.....

[Jack Hydrazine]

Because they had eight too many lives?

Mouse Lives Matter!

[sparklite2]

The familiars of Middle Ages witches have become the pets of modern middle-age crazy cat ladies.

Coincidence? I think not.

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I’m not sure what coincidence you have in mind. If witches were merely old crones living alone, that’s to say bereft of magical powers, they may have surrounded themselves with cats for no better reason than modern middle-age women surround themselves with cats. So the coincidence isn’t so much a surprise as a syndrome. Old cougars love cats and always have.

[blueunicorn6]

I, for one, am tired of all the old prejudices against cats.

They are not bad luck.

They don’t suck the breath out of babies.

They don’t hang around with witches.

These are all old, disproven prejudices.

They do give you warts, though.

[MrEdd]

Stop making sense. You are micro-aggressing the idiot author of this fluff.

[Safetgiver]

They do give you warts, though.....And my wife has been blaming me for hanging around Plum Alley!! “No dear. Fluffy done it!”

[goodnesswins]

No...No...No...FROGS give you warts.

[null and void]

The familiars of Middle Ages witches have become the pets of modern middle-age crazy cat ladies.

Coincidence? I think not.

Coincidence? Perhaps, but I bet it's toxoplasmosis...

[blueunicorn6]

You’ve been to Plum Alley in Tokyo?

And you lived to write about it?

I tip my hat to you, sir.