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To: Rashputin

A serious question, where are you getting the homosexual stuff about the Albigensians?

I looked them up in the Catholic Encyclopedia and didn’t see any overt reference to buggery, homosexuality, or even a demand of the adherents to forego procreation (except the “perfect” ones).

Their heretical gnostic teaching was unquestionable. But all the discussion of rectum-ripping, etc. - where does this come from?


61 posted on 03/31/2011 11:09:03 AM PDT by Chaguito
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To: Chaguito
I'll have to go find the right reference. Basically, they thought reproduction was wrong and that sodomy was an acceptable way to avoid the sin of sexual contact that might result in conception.

How much followers moved towards embracing homosexual as well as bisexual behavior was news to me about three years ago when I read about it in a history not specifically focused on religious things. As I recall, it actually broached the subject by pointing out how women were reduced in status and subject to unwanted sex where the heresy took root. It's around here somewhere, but without sufficient shelf space it's in a box so I have to start by looking through my list of tiles that I boxed up. I probably have some links on the subject as well so I'll see what I can find and post the book title and/or links when I find it or figure out which book it is. I'll try and dig up what I have over the weekend.

Regards

62 posted on 03/31/2011 11:27:34 AM PDT by Rashputin (Dennis Miller for President, Dennis Leary for VP)
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