Catholic History; WHO KILLED WHO?

[Crumpy]

That’s the best title I could come up with. Catholics are easy targets for criticism, over the deaths during the inquisition. But, really, Catholics have been the target of mortal attacks from protestants and others, as well.

Starting at the top, have Catholics killed more non-Catholics? or, is it the other way around. Give details and sources of information if possible.

For example, Catholics were massacred during the French Revolution, at the guillotine. And, I get this mixed up, it was either Sweden or Switzerland where it was illegal to be Catholic, under pain of death. Lots were killed there, too, I assume.

I heard or read that yes, the men in the first crusade killed Jews by rounding them up into a building then burning it. I heard that this action was promptly condemned by the Vatican, so it is not an official action of the church by any means.

But, have Jews killed Catholics?

there were other killings of protestants by protestants, too.

Has anyone come across an analysis and summary of all this? I hate being on the receiving end all the time of the crusade criticism.

 

[jj2011]

That’s the best title I could come up with. Catholics are easy targets for criticism, over the deaths during the inquisition. But, really, Catholics have been the target of mortal attacks from protestants and others, as well.

Starting at the top, have Catholics killed more non-Catholics? or, is it the other way around. Give details and sources of information if possible.

For example, Catholics were massacred during the French Revolution, at the guillotine. And, I get this mixed up, it was either Sweden or Switzerland where it was illegal to be Catholic, under pain of death. Lots were killed there, too, I assume.

I heard or read that yes, the men in the first crusade killed Jews by rounding them up into a building then burning it. I heard that this action was promptly condemned by the Vatican, so it is not an official action of the church by any means.

But, have Jews killed Catholics?

there were other killings of protestants by protestants, too.

Has anyone come across an analysis and summary of all this? I hate being on the receiving end all the time of the crusade criticism.

Ever heard of Trotsky, real name Bronstein? He killed millions, including Catholics. Nobody has a monopoly on sin.

 

[Crumpy]

Well, Trotsky, of course. Hitler, too.

Of course, of course, but I’m looking for something that may be a summary of such dark deeds.

For example, in the U.S. there was the KKK, and one of the K’s is “katholic”. Does anybody know how many “katholics” were killed by the KKK?

 

[catharina]

Well, Trotsky, of course. Hitler, too.

Of course, of course, but I’m looking for something that may be a summary of such dark deeds.

For example, in the U.S. there was the KKK, and one of the K’s is “katholic”. Does anybody know how many “katholics” were killed by the KKK?

Confusion here. You do know that Hitler was a baptized Roman Catholic, don’t you? Your defintion of acronym KKK, please?

 

[catharina]

from the US Military Dictionarey:

"Ku Klux Klan

KKK

An extremist right-wing secret society in the United States. The Ku Klux Klan was originally founded in the southern states after the Civil War to oppose social change and black emancipation by violence and terrorism. Although disbanded twice, it reemerged in the 1950s and 1960s and continues at a local level. Members disguise themselves in white robes and hoods, and often use a burning cross as a symbol of their organization."

 

[Malcolm_McLean]

Confusion here. You do know that Hitler was a baptized Roman Catholic, don’t you? Your defintion of acronym KKK, please?

Trotsky wasn’t a practising Jew and Hitler wasn’t a practising Catholic. If we are going to make the Jews own up to Trotsky, in fairness we ought to accept Hitler. He was a member, but very much a token one who had allowed any sort of real contact with the Church to lapse.

Franco and Mussolini were Catholics, however.