Public Domain. The Vox described the depraved rituals of the cult in detail, portraying the devil worshipped by the witches as a shadowy half cat and half man figure. One small fact you havent taken account of here. Afterwards, they sit down to a meal and when they have arisen from it, the certain statue, which is usual in a set of this kind, a black cat descends backwards, with its tail erect. This persecution was so savage that some scholars believe that by the 1300s, Europes cat numbers were sufficiently depleted to prevent them efficiently killing rats and mice- thus allowing the bubonic plague to spread. As a strategic communicator, I juggle many balls but Im a writer first. The Popes were all lecherous greedy thieves seeking nothing but power for themselves & their families. By removing many cats from the food chain, the population of rodents began to rise across Europe, as Asian and other foreign ships carrying rats brought them to European harbors. If anything, the cathunt is Konrads interpretation of the papal bull. (along with other predators including snakes, which had long since carried the label of being evil). Weve discovered that the two diseases were one and the same, spread by contact, not the air. Others are less sure. Thanks, document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Museum Hack leads small group, VIP museum tours that are fun, fast-paced and surprisingly cool. In the decree, he declared that Satan is half cat and claimed that there were . The bull began by bewailing the various woes that afflicted the church- the most recent being the satanic cult identified by Conrad of Marburg as flourishing in Northern Germany. Retrieved from https://owlcation.com/humanities/Cats-and-the-Black-Plague, Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/infectious-parasitic/c_ct_plague%20, Quora. They catch cockroaches, snakes, and scorpions too. Evil cradles in the Austin Powers franchise. Yet, in 2014 Pope Francis sparked an uproar by telling a girl whos cat who had died that she would be reunited Gods creatures in Paradise except for cats, who end up in hell. (2017, February 6). The bull called upon the bishops of Mainz and Hildesheim to lend Conrad their full support in rooting out these witches. Pope Gregory XII (Latin: Gregorius XII; Italian: Gregorio XII; c. 1327 - 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario, or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Here are our sources? For example, ever heard of Oxford University? Forgive us! says the master, and the one next to him repeats this, a third responding, We know, master! A fourth says And we must obey. 4, So whats up with this? Henry was acquitted when he appealed to the bishop of Mainz and later that year Marburg himself was mysteriously murdered- probably at Henrys behest. The people of the time may have felt that this was the end of days, but the wake of the plague was nothing but an opportunity for survivors. April 1st was originally celebrated as the New Year day, until in 1582 Pope . HUMAN OVER-POPULATION ISNT PRETTY, IT IS THE CAUSE BEHIND CHRONIC WARS. That evil came to be neatly personified in the form of black cats that were beaten to death to purge the new season of evil spirits. The purpose of Vox in Rama, rather, was to condemn a cult that had allegedly popped up in the Rhinelandand the bull was specifically sent to the city of Mainz. Ugolino assumes the mantle of the pope immediately in the papal election of 1227 after the death of Pope Honorius III (Conrad of Urach was chosen initially, but declined). Interesly, June 7, 2016, The spooky history of how cats bewitched us, Abigail Tucker, The Washington Post, October 31, 2016, The History of the cat in the Middle Ages (Part 2): The Black cat as the devil in Christian sects, L A Vocelle, The Great Cat: The Cat in History, Art, and Literature. (Ive decided not the repost the link here). This isa cautionary tale to all you cat haters out there. Lead bulla of Gregory IX. Further down the line, his influence grew larger and larger, and by 1217 he was named the papal legate and Honorius chief representative in Liguria and Tuscany. In an era when unknown phenomena seemed like they could only be explained by powerful deities, it seemed only natural to the Egyptians to worship kitty cats. That, or he was a true believer, or both. Retrieved from https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/02/06/in-the-middle-ages-devil-fearing-christians-killed-cats-which-carried-the-unintended-consequence-of-increasing-the-rat-population-and-the-spread-of-the-black-death/, Horrox, Rosemary. Since that time, black cats have symbolized bad luck, or a curse, to people not only in Europe but throughout the world. 1958 China Chairman Mao and the great leap forward he had designs on wiping out the four evils Did Pope Gregorys comfort with the law cause him tooverstephis station as the pope? It also provided a remarkably full account of their Satanic rite. Based on these confessions, in 1233 Pope Gregory IX issued an official papal decree declaring that Satan was half-cat and sometimes took the form of cat. Often fueled by a fear, individuals are often capable of doing illogical or terrible things as groups when given permission by authority figures. Cat burning became a favorite medieval pastime in France, where cats were suspended over fires in cages or doused and set alight- even chased on fire through the streets by cat chasers. The Vox in Rama encouraged Conrad of Marburg to overreach himself and that same year he accused Henry II, Count of Sayn of taking part in satanic orgies. To start, lets look at what Pope Gregory IX actually said about cats in his bull (special formatting is my own): Theres one thing you havent considered. Cats were seen as agents of the devil, throughout much of history, and slaughtered again centuries later in New England during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. CATS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE & ALWAYS WILL BE BETTER THAN HUMANS. In 1233, Pope Gregory IX's "Vox in Rama," a warning against the perils of witchcraft, accused its targets of canoodling with a black cat that was actually Lucifer in disguise. The cat throwing. Where do we get our stuff? A 'bulla' is the seal on the papal bull. Apparently snakes and scorpions were threats too. He is mostly known for issuing the Decretales and starting the Papal Inquisition. But the cars we have for pets are not naturally in the wild for thousands of years. And thats because its body is invested with the spirit of the Morning Star himself. I came just to quickly peruse the article in attempts to finally finding out whether or not there was validity to the Pope being the plausible cause of the Black Plague in hopes that he did indeed cause it, since today is Sunday and when I refuse to go to Church with my grandmother I could hit her with this, and it could be a legitimate reason for me not attending Church because the Pope caused millions of people to die from the Black Death/Plague, and I am in no support of mass killing. Without them, pests would run wild, and not just rats. DeAgostini/Getty Images. I suppose its possible that Vox in Rama simply set the stage for a cat-killing trend that would, generations later, result in the Black Death. I dont know what to make of the authors contention that we like to hate on the middle ages. As was to be expected of a former angel The upper part of his body from the hips upward shines as brightly as the sun. However, his fall from grace was encapsulated by his lower body where his skin is coarse and covered with fur like a cat.. Which means that killing off the rats main predators was probably not the best idea. no- blood dives; you are 100% wrong, irrational clearly an agnostic who mocks then defends his false god, the pope- also, review another diatribe from papal high tower urging cats killed-clearly minions of satan, word cat not in catholic bible problem is, what did david kill as shepherd attacking his sheep? I soon realized thatpublic affairs combined the best of both worlds of journalism and television talk shows I get to learn interesting and unusual things about people who worked with me, I then get to tell their story. While there appears to be no evidence that Pope Gregory IX ever told people to kill cats, there have been smaller historical examples of Medieval folks killing cats for weird reasons. They not only killed rodents, hence less infected animals but they themselves are more likely to get bit for you, with their sweet tasting blood. Indeed the belief that the torture or killing of cats could break spells continued across northern Europe. If the Black Death was airborne, then rats had nothing to do with it, exonerating Gregory. And each time it hit Europe again, it appears to have come from Asia. Then, there is the fact that cats just arent good ratters-, which is why dogs; especially terriers are employed to catch rodents. This description created an image that was to be used for all future depictions of witches sabbats- and one that established the cat as a creature of the devil. Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges pilgrims during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 4, 2009. Denmark's Fastelavn held at the start of lent was based on the premise that for spring to begin, evil had to be banished. His papacy started when hereticism run rampant in Europe, and yet, by the end of his term, he saw the completion of one of the most important canon law in the Catholic Church known as the Decretales Gregorii IX, Decretales Gregorii IX, In Belgium, an entire festival, Kattenstoet, is dedicated to throwing cats from buildings and burning them in the streets. Do you believe that cats are invested with the spirit of Mr. Morningstar. In the years ahead, feline-kind all across Europe saw their status slammed from a sacred and protected animal to a false idol. The final point though is that contemporary accounts and the examination of modern doctors and historians of the evidence from them has shown bacteria that caused the Black Death can take the form of a lung infection called pneumonic plague, which was spread easily between humans. By rough estimates, as many as 200 million people died. I would suggest that theres more to the story. You literally cannot even be bothered to recall the NAMES of the people youre talking about. Finally, even if cat numbers were vastly reduced, they were not wiped out. For one, rate outnumber cats by a huge margin, like everywhere, and always have. A witch riding a broomstick with a black cat. Interesting article. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedict XIII and the Pisan claimants Alexander V and John XXIII.Gregory XII wanted to unify the Church and . Public Domain. The novice kisses him and feels cold, [like] ice, and after the kiss the memory of the [C]atholic faith totally disappears from his heart. On a personal level, my parents taught me the value of travel when I was young, and since then,Ive been an avid traveler I have visited 20 countries. In 2021, I dont think that most Catholics or people of other religious believe that cats are evil. Some people even went as far as blaming. The mass killing of those docile beautiful creatures is despicable. By Gregorys decree, there was a target on the head of every black cat. As a noble hailing from the prestigious noble family of Conti di Segni, Ugolino is still related to other popes such as Innocent III, Alexander IV, and Innocent XIII. Pope Gregory IX (1147-1241) was probably the world's worst cat hater or at least he did the most damage to cats. Even today, the Vatican still throws shade at cats. They were pure evil seeking nothing but power & control of the population. There is little real evidence for this. We accept this storythat we humans once crossed cats and it resulted in one in three of us dyingbecause it just feels rignt. If cats were evil, it made sense that they were responsible for all the death and . So a thing about the inquisition was that they would torture people to get confessions and such because that's a good way to make people say what you want to hear. The most likely targets were often older cat-owning peasant women (The Crazy Cat Ladies of their time) who were labeled witches and often burned alive at the stake. People can make all manner of animals do what we likewe can teach oxen to plow, dogs to fetch game, elephants to paint, and ravens to hold grudges.2 But you cant make a cat do anything. Like, if I were to think of evil depictions on display in a museum, this would be one of them. Gregorys response was to issue the Vox in Rama. Literally no cats. A bit hard to read when YOU ARE SCREAMING AT ME though! Other sects, such as the Cathars or Albigensians had more esoteric beliefs. Im not saying it was a great time to be alive, but it was a more complex time than people give it credit for. Many believed this was the end of the human race, and who could blame them? In those days, papal inquisitors extracted confessions from prisoners that they worshiped the devil and his black cat by torturing them vigorously. However, amongst the warped fantasies were some bare facts from past beliefs which lent themselves to the dark image of witchcraft the church was attempting to conjure. However, history shows that the Black Death, which ravaged Europe in the mid 1300s, was actually caused by rats and the fleas on them. Over many centuries, Egyptians found that a cat was the one creature that could make the world safe, according to Purina. But myths often transcend evidence, dont they? https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/eight-witchcraft-myths/. Pope Gregory IX (1147-1241). It wasn't until Pope Gregory IX came to power in the 1200s that black cats became a symbol of bad luck. During these witch trials, a woman even testified in court that cats spoke to her, and threatened to hurt her if she didnt abuse children in the town. Consider a quote from Rastafari leader Haile Selassie; Throughout history it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph. Iz just as true during Dark Ages as iz now. Wildcat7 Youd rather see an animal domesticated for thousands of years in the wild doing what they are meant to do than indoors as pets? For years there was a debate if the Black Death and the Bubonic Plague were the same, adding speculation to the rat spreading theory. I am in France since 3 years and I would see the amount of cats I saw here during that time, maybe in a day or two in Turkey. Not only were they a source of companionship they were also a status symbol and source of worship. Purina. During this period, cat-burning was considered to bringgood luck. Before you accuse me of clickbait, hear me out. I do support single mothers though, especially those willing to give me 2 for 1 lapdance specials, but I digress. Yeah you have a good point there! Thank you for your cooperation.You can sign-up to the Membership any time to remove the adds and enjoy the content with no interruptions, 2 popes and a plague are to blame for burning felines at the stake. In the meantime, accusations of witchcraft began to spread amongst the ordinary people, as a way of settling grudges or seizing property and cats began to be used as proof of satanic association. But feline-human relations deteriorated sometime in the early 1230s (CE) when Pope Gregory IX issued a papal bull called Vox in Rama. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,600],'historyofyesterday_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_4',119,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-historyofyesterday_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0');Im definitely tracking the cat worship concept. Good luck keeping them down for half a millennium.6, Maybe the biggest hole in the cat theory comes from the history of the plague. Granted, Im sure it was easier to get into back then, but thats right in the Medieval period. No one can say for sure how many cats were killed because of the association made between them and witchcraft by the Vox in Rama. The purpose of the papal bull Vox in Rama, was to condemn a cult that had allegedly popped up in the Rhinelandand the bull was specifically sent to the city of Mainz. It kept happening, lets say once per generation, until the 1700s. No one can say for sure how many cats were killed because of the association made between them and witchcraft by the Vox in Rama. The Black Death came in 1347. One of these was the sparrow! Once the initial hysteria died down, cats, like the would-be witches were left alone for a time, giving them time to repopulate- and remained prolific enough to continue to be culled. He was born Ugolino di Conti but took the name Gregory when he becamethe pope. But in the final analysis cats just arent dogs. Check out France, rats on the street, brave-pigeons without flight reflex, but no cats. Pope Gregory IV (Latin: Gregorius IV; died 25 January 844) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from October 827 to his death. Where do we get our stuff? The following rites of this [sect] are carried out: When any novice is to be received among them and enters the sect of the damned for the first time, the shape of a certain frog [or toad] appears to him. And in the 13th Century, people in medieval Ypres, Belgium, had a festival calledKattenstoet, where theyd throw cats from the belfry tower to symbolize the killing evil spirts. Cats dont generally take on rats. The black plague ravaged countless European cities around a century after the demise of Pope Gregory IX. But some of their adversaries do. 1999. So why not witches? Plague in Cats. Yes I agree with you on this as we can never judge history in modern times He tended to treat all those accused as guilty until proven innocent and threatened all those who would not confess with the flames. Once the lights came back on, from a dark corner, the figure of a man emerges. This man was Lucifer, who the whole company firmly believed to have been wronged by God. Costs of living dropped. The Nazcacat geoglyphwas only discovered last October. Then, when the rats came bearing the Plague, there were no mousers left to keep the disease in check.3. Dog lovers, please get over it. And whatever else fleas like to nosh on.8. This bull, the story goes, declared cats as the instruments of Satan, and set Medieval Europe on a great cat purge, with special attention paid to black cats, who were particularly Luciferian. I laughed to I almost passed out One thing though some of the Pussy Persecution may have derived from the Witch connection. Cats were beloved by Egyptians. So, Im not so sure cats stop the plague. There are many variables to navigate to make this assertion, but it doesnt look good for Gregory. In fact, most people who believe the Europeans wiped out cats which caused the Black Death bull crap, is that cats werent the only animals used for catching rats. Remember: Egyptians were known for being cat lovers, and Asia is where cats originally came from. I get why we have dogs. Furthermore, several more black plagues would hit the world in the 18th century or so, and it's unlikely that the cat population still suffers the cathunt after hundred of years. There is little real evidence for this. In any case, the various popes saw nothing wrong with burning heretics alive, so they already had a savage reputation. So, cats went from being the targets of pagan worship to Catholic contempt for these perceived similarities to the devil. Vermin did a number on harvests, but cats were natures perfect solution: they literally cant eat anything that isnt meat, which means that they pose no risk to the crops. However, historian Donald Engel believes that the Vox acted as a death warrant for the cat. (dogma defined as the established belief or doctrine held by a religion, ideology, or any kind of organization: it is authoritative and not to be disputed, doubted, or diverged from). Plague. What Im seeing here is a well-researched fact piece angering someone who kinda half-remembers something she thinks she read somewhere this one time. Henry was acquitted when he appealed to the bishop of Mainz and later that year Marburg himself was mysteriously murdered- probably at Henrys behest. Honestly, I feel like even thinking that the cathunt resulted or directly influence the black plague is a bit of a stretch. They were shunned, persecuted and often killed by people who feared that they . As I understand it, people used small dogs for rat hunting. While in power, Pope Gregory IX declared that cats were to be associated with devil worship and had them exterminated. Gregory IX (Wikimedia Commons) Pope Gregory IX was a pretty good pope by medieval standards. The population of Europe drops from 80 million to around 30 million by the time the black death subsides, some cities even saw a decrease of more than 70% of their population, few, such as a village called Quob, lost their entire population. Some historians have forgiven the rats. Nature tries to maintain a balance .. dogs, cats, chickens, and snakes all relate well to preying upon rats and fleas. But, despite all the people who make their livings as cat psychologists, cats will just be cats. Your email address will not be published. Interesly, June 7, 2016, The spooky history of how cats bewitched us, Abigail Tucker, The Washington Post, October 31, 2016, The History of the cat in the Middle Ages (Part 2): The Black cat as the devil in Christian sects, L A Vocelle, The Great Cat: The Cat in History, Art, and Literature. The author provides citations for his claims. In a papal bull of 1233 he denounced the black cat as diabolical. These new, heretical beliefs varied. Although he did not approve the use of torture in the interrogation of suspects, Gregory did pass the law that sent unrepentant heretics to the fire and in some cases repentant heretics to prison for life. (2007, September 1). The PBS documentary pointed out that cats dont have the musculature in their faces to reproduce human-like facial expressions the way dogs do, which is probably the main reason people think they are aloof and why they think dogs are so much more companionable (cause we love things that are more like us). Thats serious.. There are two types of people in this world: cat people, and not cat people. Denmarks Fastelavn held at the start of lent was based on the premise that for spring to begin, evil had to be banished. The Waldenses, who were founded in 1170 by Peter Waldo claimed that individuals could commune with God directly, negating the need for priests. And neither of these areas were parts of the Holy Roman Empire and thus subject to anything Pope Gregory IX might have said (but didnt) about a no-cats policy. Some people are sick. The cat had obtained a darker connotation through its association with Galinthias, who became a servant of Hecate, a Greek goddess of the underworld after she was turned into a cat by the goddess Hera. Nazca, a culture that lived in what is now Peru, etched a 37-meter-long geoglyph of a cat in the coast plain some 2,000 years ago. Wikimedia Commons. For he had inherited the problem of heresies which were blossoming across thirteenth century Christian Europe and challenging the 'universal' church. Retrieved from http://www.kattenstoet.be/en/page/497-511/the-cat-throwing.html, MedicineNet.com. These inferences have led to a story that appears to lack evidence. All this was about to change. The disease was ravaging Asia before it ever made its way to Europe. Guess what? Though, really, they were dealing with a cat infestation and decided to make it an excuse to drink. Pope Gregory IX initiated the feline holocaust in Europe which was to continue . The Sphinx being the most obvious representation of their reverence of cats, Egyptians also covered their walls with images ofregal-lookingcats and made fine statues of them too. On June 13, 1233, he issued a papal decree, Vox in Rama, based on bogus evidence provided by a Spanish Inquisitor. Allegedly, people confess to Konrad that Luciferianism initiates goes through an initiation process that includes giant toad, pale man, and licking the bum of a backward walking-living statue of a black cat. The bull does not, however, dictate that Catholics across Europe kill all cats to stop Satan. Reply . In Ypres in Belgium, it was the custom to hurl cats from the belfry of local churches and then set them on fire during the festival of cats or Kattenstoet. I live in a city, so I have plenty of experience with both cats and mice. Theres a little bit about a cat in the third paragraph but what Gregory is really talking about here is a ritual carried out by a Satanic sect, as reported by an overzealous inquisitor named Conrad von Marburg. A LION; I will wager $500 we can debate this and I will win with 100 literate judges NOT taught as toddlers the pope or priest can send them TO HELL. The cats play into the picture as they would have normally been instrumental in cutting down the rat populations. But, was it because of cats andrats? Another belief is that the plague wasairborne. It's like visiting the museum with a close friend who just happens to know all the best stories, secrets and gossip. I adore cats, they are so zen. He also became the first Pope to appoint inquisitors to actively root out such heretics. They spread via trade boats. Even in Egypt, where they still view cats as sacred animals, plague hits. why did pope gregory think that cats were evil? designs at:Threadless.com and Zazzle, Why Cats Were (Wrongly) Blamed for the Black Plague in Europe. Cats were later blamed for the Black Death (1346-1352), though rats were actually the culprit. We know there was a massive reduction in cat populations at the time because of this, so its plausible to make the connection. (2016, May 4). Welcome to BELIEVE.art, home of Revolutionary Artist & Warrior-Poet, Chairman Meow. some particularly superstitious believers seized on the idea that the black cats were servants of Satan. When an animal is removed from the ecosystem (especially out of fear) it usually causes a chain reaction. In the ensuing years huge numbers of cats (especially black cats) and even their owners were killed across Europe in fear that they were evil witches and linked to Satan. As it went into the fourth and fifth years ! As we are. It mentioned Pope Gregorys hate on for cats. Gregory IX was the head of the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241. How then could he have impacted the good people of the 1300s? On June 13, 1233, the Pope issued the Vox in Rama to King Henry of Germany. Thanks for publishing! Its true that paper cutouts of these furry creatures make nice imagery at Halloween parties. While I cannot say for certain that things didnt happen this way, there appear to be holes. The most you can say about cats from this papal bull is that they are perhaps among the icons worshipped by a Satanic cult. However, historian Donald Engel believes that the Vox acted as a death warrant for the cat. I am here because of a PBS documentary on cats that I saw recently. Wierd Tales, Vol 36. Indeed the belief that the torture or killing of cats could break spells continued across northern Europe. 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