shastar
Tribune
Indeed. Not very far from Buddhism, all philosophical precautions set aside. Malins will probably call for me to be burned at the stake, after this...
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The Knight And The Gnostic
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Indeed. Not very far from Buddhism, all philosophical precautions set aside. Malins will probably call for me to be burned at the stake, after this...
shastar
Tribune
I submit to your expertise.
I know a female doctor, thinking she was a doctora in Latin. She was annoyed when she learned it was doctorix. Sounded too much like 'Asterix' for her.
Sorry to get off thread too, Phlebas and Barb.
Loxuru
Graf von Kreuzigung
Yep! Standard punishment for errors against Latin grammatics. Since I never studied Latin, I pushed my luck already too far too!You mean it's a crucifiable offense??? Oh Shit!
Corinne in the story I'm translating for Velut Luna is a dottoressa in Italian, that would be from Latin doctorix.
But Asterix has the Celtic -rix meaning 'ruler', cognate with Latin rex.
shastar
Tribune
malins
Stumbling Seeker
What?
That's what tends to happen to me!
Anyway, reincarnation seems to be a recurrent theme here on the forum. Not surprising as it makes crucifixion a repeatable enjoyment!
And thanks for the reminders about the Cathars and their philosophy. I got lazy about that, I should have remembered, I got chased through some Cathar haunts on a school excursion when I was 17.
Time to get burned at the stake too. Tomorrow I will reincarnate. Thanks all of you for the funny evening. Great thread.
malins
Stumbling Seeker
Can't I just give back my, umm, reward, or hand it on to someone else or so, because surely I don't deserve it... a lazy person like me would never manage to be Perfected!
malins
Stumbling Seeker
Mine too. Uuuh no, that's a bottle of wine actually. Running low anyway.
shastar
Tribune
True. So you should be punished twice. The first time by the Cathars for not acheiving your objectives. The second time by the Papals for trying to do it.
malins
Stumbling Seeker
Looks like being me is just a really bad idea...
shastar
Tribune
Naraku
Draconarius
"Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius."
"Kill them. For the Lord knows those that are His own."
The supposed reply from Papal Legate Abbot Arnaud Amalric when told there were a large number of Catholics within Beziers.
According to Caesarius of Heisterbach:
"When they discovered, from the admissions of some of them, that there were Catholics mingled with the heretics they said to the abbot "Sir, what shall we do, for we cannot distinguish between the faithful and the heretics." The abbot, like the others, was afraid that many, in fear of death, would pretend to be Catholics, and after their departure, would return to their heresy, and is said to have replied "Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius - Kill them all for the Lord knoweth them that are His" (2 Tim. ii. 19) and so countless number in that town were slain."
Amalric's own account:
"While discussions were still going on with the barons about the release of those in the city who were deemed to be Catholics, the servants and other persons of low rank and unarmed attacked the city without waiting for orders from their leaders. To our amazement, crying "to arms, to arms!", within the space of two or three hours they crossed the ditches and the walls and Béziers was taken. Our men spared no one, irrespective of rank, sex or age, and put to the sword almost 20,000 people. After this great slaughter the whole city was despoiled and burnt."
Killing in the name of god is nothing new.
"Kill them. For the Lord knows those that are His own."
The supposed reply from Papal Legate Abbot Arnaud Amalric when told there were a large number of Catholics within Beziers.
According to Caesarius of Heisterbach:
"When they discovered, from the admissions of some of them, that there were Catholics mingled with the heretics they said to the abbot "Sir, what shall we do, for we cannot distinguish between the faithful and the heretics." The abbot, like the others, was afraid that many, in fear of death, would pretend to be Catholics, and after their departure, would return to their heresy, and is said to have replied "Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius - Kill them all for the Lord knoweth them that are His" (2 Tim. ii. 19) and so countless number in that town were slain."
Amalric's own account:
"While discussions were still going on with the barons about the release of those in the city who were deemed to be Catholics, the servants and other persons of low rank and unarmed attacked the city without waiting for orders from their leaders. To our amazement, crying "to arms, to arms!", within the space of two or three hours they crossed the ditches and the walls and Béziers was taken. Our men spared no one, irrespective of rank, sex or age, and put to the sword almost 20,000 people. After this great slaughter the whole city was despoiled and burnt."
Killing in the name of god is nothing new.
Doesn't look good then, does it?
... thanks for setting the stage Nara!
shastar
Tribune
Doesn't look good then, does it?
Of course, the beautiful, pure-hearted Perfecta Barbara de Moore will win the day !
Why do I have this feeling that I should bet on the crusaders ???
LittleSiss
Sorceress
Doesn't look good then, does it?
Still don't care, Nak!
LittleSiss
Sorceress
was that the wrong place?
Quite!
LittleSiss
Sorceress
'... just come to the Cabaret" ... ok, stop the show ... drum roll and applause ... episode 5 is coming up soon ... take it away phlebas!