Albigensian Crusade

In 1209 AD, Pope Innocent III called a crusade to eradicate the heretical Cathars in southern France. The Catharis religious movement began in the town of Albi, which is why the twenty-year period of fighting became known as the Albigensian Crusade. The Catholic Church condemned Cathars as being heretics because of their dualistic beliefs; however, Cathars considered themselves to be “true” Christians since the term Cathar comes from the Greek katharos, which means pure or clean. The religion…

Having received a go ahead by Pope Urban II to preach a crusade, he moved to Italy and France where he addressed people in public places and the churches. He told the crowds of the suffering their brethren were going through, and he also pictured to them the profanation of the holy places. The threat of the…

Europe on 1208 to 1834. This is an age of boiling religious fervor. The holy Roman empire is determined to get rid of people who dare to oppose them and challenged the empires beliefs. Those that did oppose the empire was called heretics. During the Crusade the Catholic church tried to eliminate all non-Christians, non-believers and heretics in eastern Europe and later on in southern America. When these non-Christians and heretics are caught, they are given an unfair trial, tortured and burnt at…

of Rome . The creation of this new empire also further distanced the Byzantine Empire and church from the west, giving power of much of Europe solely to the Catholic church. By later in the 10th century, however, the church had lost a substantial portion of its power. Many officials in the church were being elected by political leaders. This resulted in a corrupt and secularized church, as many of the officials elected by the political leaders obtained the positions as favours. In 1050, Pope Leo…

With the fall of Rome in 476 CE, the Roman Catholic Church emerged and began its course to spread the word of God throughout Europe. Throughout the Middle Ages one of the most dominant religions the world has ever seen which was the Roman Catholic Church, played an integral role in the lives of everyday people. In these times, the Church was much more than a mere religious organization, instead playing a hand in hand role in many aspects of daily life as well as playing a key role in many…

Both historians and Catholics believe that Pope Innocent III and Pope Gregory VII as some of the greatest figures in history because they thought of everything in religious terms. More importantly, using their powers, they were able to achieve their goals of saving the welfare of the Church and Christian civilization. The Middle Ages was known as a period of European history, from the 5th to the 15th century, that followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and preceded the Early Modern…

It is often the institutions that people believe to be the most sacred and hold to the highest esteem that end up being the exact opposite, usually plagued by some sort of malpractice or hidden corruption. When it is found out how unholy these institutions, it is often surprising because the common people have placed such a high importance on this group and they have placed their trust in it so fully. This disappointing phenomenon exemplifies the relationship held between Christians and the…

is sadly occurring almost everywhere and must be stopped. Genocide first originated from ancient times when conquerors killed all of the men of the newly controlled lands. Mass killings later evolved into the heretic destruction during the Albigensian Crusade in Europe during…

III. Heresy “Even today,” writes Burnham, “Langeudoc’s best-known products – besides wine – are heretics, and dominant in both contemporary and historical accounts are the Cathars.” The “Cathar” heresy has continued to dominate the scene in the study of medieval heresy whether one elects to believe in their existence or not. There is no doubt to any of the scholars under examination here that heresy was real to the Latin Christian intellectuals who charged many souls to being heretics. Indeed,…