[SoothingDave]

Don't pretend you didn't highlight this in order to lead simple people into unthinkingly reacting "exterminate=kill."

Neither one of us is believing that.

SD

[GoLightly]

I would think it within the Church's power to clearify it's position if it felt it's intent was misunderstood.

[Havoc]

I highlighted it for it's weight. And yes, exterminate even means kill in latin. And that is precisely what Rome was talking about. You'll note they didn't drive heretics out of their countries and provinces. On the contrary, even when some ran off, the Church tracked them down and slaughtered them - chasing them halfway across Europe to do so. And you intend to sit there and play word games about "oh we really just meant drive them out". Bunk! The drive of Lateran III and Lateran IV was to get the Death penalty assigned to heresy. It means precisely what it says IN CONTEXT sir.