"The inquisitors...[declare] that the
sign of a Vaudois(Waldenses of France), deemed worthy of death, was
that he followed Christ and sought to obey the commandments of God."
History of the Inquisition of the Middle
Ages," H.C.Les, vol.1
Waldenses
"They say that the blessed Pope Sylvester was the Antichrist of whom mention
is made in the Epistles of St. Paul as having been the son of perdition.[They
also say] that the keeping of the Sabbath ought to take place." Ecclesiastical
History of the Ancient Churches ofPiedmont," p.169 (by prominent Roman Cathholic
author writing about Waldenses)
France (Waldenses)
To destroy completely these heretics Pope Innocent III sent Dominican inquistors
into France, and also crusaders, promising "a plenary remission of
all sins, to those who took on them the crusade...against the albigenses." Catholic
Encyclopaedia, Vol.XII, art."Raymond VI," p. 670
France
Thousands of God's people were tortured to death by the Inquisition, buried
alive, burned to death, or hacked to pieces by the crusaders. While devastating
the city of Biterre the soldiers asked the Catholic leaders how they
should know who were heretics; "Slay them all, for the Lord knows
who is His." History of the Inquisition, pp.96
France-King Louis IX,1229
Published the statute "Cupientes" in which he charges himself
to clear southern France from heretics as the Sabbath-keepers were called.
Waldenses Of France
"The heresy of the Vaudois, or poor people of Lyons, is of great antiquity,
for some say that it has been continued down ever since the time of Pope Sylvester;
and others, ever since that of the apostles." The Roman Inquisitor, Reinerus
Sacho, writing about 1230
FRANCE-Council Toulouse, 1229
Canons against Sabbath-keepers: "Canon 3.-The lords of the different
districts shall have the villas, houses and woods diligently searched,
and the hiding-places of the heretics destroyed.
"Canon 14-Lay members are not allowed to possess the books of either
the Old or the New Testaments." Hefele, 5, 931, 962
Europe
"The Paulicians, Petrobusinas, Passaginians, Waldenses, Insabbatati were
great Sabbath-keeping bodies of Europe down to 1250 A.D."
Pasaginians
Dr. Hahn says that if the Pasaginians referred to the 4th Commandment
to support the Sabbath, the Roman priests answered, "The Sabbath
symbolised the eternal rest of the saints."
Mongolia
"The Mongolian conquest did not injure the Church of the East. (Sabbath-keeping.)
On the contrary, a number of the Mongolian princes and a larger number of Mongolian
queens were members of this church."
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