Child deformity and Possession

[BlueSapphire]

This question was put to me in another forum, is it true??

During the middle ages the chuch often viewed any deformity of a child as possesion by a demon and was generally always killed.

In fairness is any religous group really qualified by past experience to answer this question?

 

[yinekka]

During the middle ages the chuch often viewed any deformity of a child as possesion by a demon and was generally always killed.

I presume that it was the child who was supposed to be killed and not the daemon.

As a rule of thumb when I come across something like this I ask the person who makes the assertion to source the comment. They made the claim and so they should be able to back it up . It isn’t up to you to chase around all over the internet trying to find out whether or not some claim about the Catholic Church is real.

Off the top of my head I can think of a blessed and a saint who were physically disabled and a saint who had a mental illness:

Blessed Hermann Contractus d1054, who, among many other things is credited with being the author of the Hail Holy Queen.
newadvent.org/cathen/07266a.htm

Blessed Margaret of Castello d.1320
priestsforlife.org/testimony/castello.html

St Benedict Joseph Labre d.1783
ewtn.com/library/mary/stben.htm

*In fairness is any religous group really qualified by past experience to answer this question? *

I don’t understand this question.

 

[puzzleannie]

This question was put to me in another forum, is it true??

During the middle ages the chuch often viewed any deformity of a child as possesion by a demon and was generally always killed.

In fairness is any religous group really qualified by past experience to answer this question?

ask your source to provide proof

 

[BlueSapphire]

I have asked the person in question for proof, nothing so far. Thanks for your (name removed by moderator)ut!