perdike wrote:Tsk, tsk Tess, that will be 10 Hail Marys and one Our Father in confession on Saturday!
tessintrnc wrote:perdike wrote:Tsk, tsk Tess, that will be 10 Hail Marys and one Our Father in confession on Saturday!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... I was hoping the Holy Father isn't a member of the forum!!!!!!
GAVCARoCOM wrote:On the other hand, the Catholic Church of the Crusader and Venetian rulers were expelled. Its building were confiscated and converted into mosques, or were sold to the Orthodox Church. They also made being Catholic a punishable offence, so Catholics had to choose between conversion to Orthodox Christianity, to Islam, or exile.
GAVCARoCOM wrote:If you didnt want to pay taxes to Ottoman Empire then how come you want to pay taxes tp Vatican Empire ?????
At least first step of the Ottoman governors was to abolish the feudal system, giving the freehold of the land to the peasant families who had worked it.
The Orthodox Church was freed from centuries of control by the Latin hierarchy and its previous tradition of independence reasserted under a revived archbishopric. On the other hand, the Catholic Church of the Crusader and Venetian rulers were expelled. Its building were confiscated and converted into mosques, or were sold to the Orthodox Church. They also made being Catholic a punishable offence, so Catholics had to choose between conversion to Orthodox Christianity, to Islam, or exile.
Magnus wrote:GAVCARoCOM wrote:On the other hand, the Catholic Church of the Crusader and Venetian rulers were expelled. Its building were confiscated and converted into mosques, or were sold to the Orthodox Church. They also made being Catholic a punishable offence, so Catholics had to choose between conversion to Orthodox Christianity, to Islam, or exile.
Ever heard of 'freedom of worship'? All this proves is that the Ottoman Empire was just as inclined towards religious persecution as the previous regime.
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