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“Thou Shalt not suffer a Cat to Live”: Why Pope Gregory IX’s Vox in Rama Implicated Cats in Devil Worship. Natasha sheldon - May 5, 2018. On June 13, 1233, Pope Gregory IX instigated the first bull of his papacy: the Vox in Rama. The Bull arose in response to rumors of satanic cults in Germany by the area’s grand inquisitor, Conrad of Marburg.
Apr 22, 2021 · To a point where 25 years after Pope Greg’s Vox in Rama, Pope Alexander IV in 1258 issued a papal bull prohibiting the killing of witches. It wasn’t until almost 100 years after Pope Greg’s papal bull, in 1320, Pope John XXII, (Were they just picking these numbers randomly?) authorized the inquisition to consider anyone practicing ...
Aug 16, 2023 · Pope Gregory IX believed that cats were evil. Felines were either in league with the devil or the devil himself in a fur coat. The pope had Europe's cats exterminated. There were unexpected consequences for humans: The bubonic plague, superstitions about cats being unlucky and witch hunts.
Apr 16, 2021 · On 13th June 1233, Pope Gregory IX issued a papal bull called Vox in Rama that linked cats to satanism and witchcraft. Throughout most of the medieval period, cats had a horrendous time and...
Oct 1, 2022 · Used as widespread clickbait, a frequently repeated story claims that in the 13th century Pope Gregory IX, who led the Catholic Church from 1227 to 1241 and has been remembered for initiating the Papal Inquisition against heretics, suffered from a serious case of cat contempt.
Nov 8, 2023 · News. Did Mass Cat Killings Help Spread the Black Death in the Middle Ages? The idea originated with a 13th-century pope who accused devil-worshippers of kissing cats' hindquarters. Jack...
Dive into the intriguing history of Pope Gregory IV's unexpected war on cats in the 13th century. Discover the superstitions and beliefs that led to the pers...
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