A witch and her cat. Ugolino di Conti was born around 11451170 in Anagni, Rome. Some historians have forgiven the rats. As it went into the fourth and fifth years ! Constantly told the Truth is stranger than fiction!!! But it starts to fall apart once you roll it around in the ol brainpan. As one might have predicted, thereafter, mass slaughters of cats blanked Europe. The Popes were all lecherous greedy thieves seeking nothing but power for themselves & their families. I AGREE. Both believed that cats were satanic and Marburg came up with evidence as to why cats are satanic. Ravens Hold Grudges Against Cheaters. Like, if I were to think of evil depictions on display in a museum, this would be one of them. Does the dwindling population of cats indirectly cause the infamous Black Death? HUMAN OVER-POPULATION ISNT PRETTY, IT IS THE CAUSE BEHIND CHRONIC WARS. Retrieved from http://historycollection.co/thou-shalt-not-suffer-a-cat-to-live-why-pope-gregory-ixs-vox-in-rama-implicated-cats-in-devil-worship/, Gibbens, Sarah. But some of their adversaries do. Its also true that there was a pope at the time who was not a fan of cats, who banned them. Dear Sir, But feline-human relations deteriorated sometime in the early 1230s (CE) when Pope Gregory IX issued a papal bull called Vox in Rama. Was considering writing a song about the folly of feline flaying, now Im not so sure. During this period, cat-burning was considered to bringgood luck. Cats were beloved by Egyptians. These new, heretical beliefs varied. But today, the association between cats and Halloween persist, perhaps ironically because spurious associations between cats and Satan worshiping that the Catholic Church pushed, some 800 years ago. OVERPOPULATION OF HUMANS IS THE RUINATION OF THE PLANET. Is the Vox in Rama authentic? (Accessed June 1, 2018). Answer: This looks like a job for History for Atheists! Cats came to be seen as a symbol of witchcraft, and even as the embodiment of Satan himself. https://owlcation.com/humanities/Cats-and-the-Black-Plague, https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/06/ravens-memory-unfair-trade/, http://historycollection.co/thou-shalt-not-suffer-a-cat-to-live-why-pope-gregory-ixs-vox-in-rama-implicated-cats-in-devil-worship/, https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Vox-in-Rama-authentic-What-effects-did-it-have, https://academic.oup.com/ehr/article-abstract/CXXII/498/1075/457108/The-Black-Death-in-Egypt-and-England-A-Comparative?redirectedFrom=fulltext, https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death, http://www.kattenstoet.be/en/page/497-511/the-cat-throwing.html, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/eight-witchcraft-myths/, https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/plague/factsheet.asp, Abee, Holle. The Vox (or Voice in Rama, after the city of Ramah in ancient Judah) beseeched the archbishops Mainz and Hildesheim to lend their full support to Conrad in his efforts to root out the cult and its adherents. So, rather than being a document banning cats from Europe, it was a letter sent to a city warning them about a cult. And thats the official take on Halloween from theVatican News. Thank you for your cooperation.You can sign-up to the Membership any time to remove the adds and enjoy the content with no interruptions, 2 popes and a plague are to blame for burning felines at the stake. Gregory immediately recognizing Conrad as a useful tool in his war against religious dissent. Over many centuries, Egyptians found that a cat was the one creature that could make the world safe, according to Purina. Im on the fence about getting an electronic cat that responds to touch (i.e., purring, meowing and flicking its robotic tail) but I can see why Egyptians of antiquity fell in love with cats. ITS TIME FOR THE GOVT TO STOP THE HUMAN OVER-POPULATION. Though, really, they were dealing with a cat infestation and decided to make it an excuse to drink. It wouldnt be the first time Catholicism has decided an animal once worshipped by pagans needed to be rebranded as Satanic (see: goats). I didnt expect to read the whole article, but I found myself tickled in all the right places, so dear sir, I did indeed finish the article in its entirety. Gregory IX approved the Northern Crusades of the Teutonic Order, the purpose of which was the baptism of the Baltic pagan peoples, and which led to the attempts of the Catholic colonialists to seize the lands of Pskov and Novgorod principalities. The disease was ravaging Asia before it ever made its way to Europe. On June 13, 1233, he issued a papal decree, Vox in Rama, based on bogus evidence provided by a Spanish Inquisitor. The purpose of Vox in Rama, rather, was to condemn a cult that had allegedly popped up in the Rhinelandand the bull was specifically sent to the city of Mainz. 23 April 2018, Vox in Rama, Pope Gregory IX, uoregon.edu, Conrad of Marburg, Kevin Knight, Catholic Encyclopaedia, 2017, Was there a great Cat Massacre in the Middle Ages? And thats because its body is invested with the spirit of the Morning Star himself. (Accessed June 1, 2018). In a papal bull of 1233 he denounced the black cat as diabolical. 1999. And it gets repeated because it feels right to many people - it makes our ancestors look stupid and so make. Like a lot of other myths about history from the Middle Ages, the idea that Europeans wiped out cats and then paid for it with the Black Death makes more sense the less you think about it. Before the prospect of burning at the stake for having contact with the purring pets, Catholics around the the continent began slaughtering any feline that entered their property. The purpose of the papal bull Vox in Rama, was to condemn a cult that had allegedly popped up in the Rhinelandand the bull was specifically sent to the city of Mainz. How then could he have impacted the good people of the 1300s? (Accessed June 1, 2018). Its true that paper cutouts of these furry creatures make nice imagery at Halloween parties. The cat thing is a footnote in his story. Then, when the rats came bearing the Plague, there were no mousers left to keep the disease in check.3. Im not saying it was a great time to be alive, but it was a more complex time than people give it credit for. Cats and the Black Plague. Its a little school in England that was established in the year 1096. They were pure evil seeking nothing but power & control of the population. As we are. While there is no evidence that cats in medieval England were persecuted, their mousing skills were likened to the devils ability to catch souls, with the fifteenth-century merchant William Caxton remarking how the devil playeth ofte with the synnar, lyke as the catte doth with the mous. Some historians believe that the persecutions across Europe so depleted cat numbers that mouse- and rat-catching by cats diminished- one of the reasons why the Bubonic Plague took such a deadly hold in Europe during the fourteenth century. 23 April 2018, Vox in Rama, Pope Gregory IX, uoregon.edu, Conrad of Marburg, Kevin Knight, Catholic Encyclopaedia, 2017, Was there a great Cat Massacre in the Middle Ages? For one, rate outnumber cats by a huge margin, like everywhere, and always have. These new, heretical beliefs varied. As a noble hailing from the prestigious noble family of Conti di Segni, Ugolino is still related to other popes such as Innocent III, Alexander IV, and Innocent XIII. When an animal is removed from the ecosystem (especially out of fear) it usually causes a chain reaction. That, or he was a true believer, or both. The account began by describing the initiation of novices to the coven. There were probably several strains of plague spreading through Europe. Of course, the Bubonic Plague also motivated the kitty killings, as many believed that cat germs contributed to the plagues spread. Thus, purported heretics, such as the Cathars and Waldensians, were accused of worshipping cats, according toMedievalists.net. In the 13th century, an inquisitor described, in a report to the pope, a Satanic cult in Germany that used cats as part of a ritual, and the pope's response quoted some of his information (which has been described as medieval propaganda by some). Statues of black cats dont come to life, and you sure as sh*t cant get a cat to walk backwards and let you kiss its butthole.5. The popes were all hypocrytical, bastards. He therefore gave his official blessing to the widespread persecution of cats across Europe. In Ypres in Belgium, it was the custom to hurl cats from the belfry of local churches and then set them on fire during the festival of cats or Kattenstoet. Based on these confessions, in 1233 Pope Gregory IX issued an official papal decree declaring that Satan was half-cat and sometimes took the form of cat. Not only that he founded the papal inquisition to prosecute heresy, but he also issues a papal bull a legal decree issued by a pope, designated as Vox in Rama that calls for crusades condemning the spread of heretics that follows Luciferianism in Mainz, Germany. Pope Gregory IV (Latin: Gregorius IV; died 25 January 844) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from October 827 to his death. So, Im not so sure cats stop the plague. I SAY GOOD FOR ALL THOSE SENSELESS HUMANOIDS. And each time it hit Europe again, it appears to have come from Asia. Even those among us who love cats (not me, I like dogs) freely admit that they are mercurial and probably evil animals that deal death for fun and would eat our eyes if they got the chance. So as you say, cats couldnt have contained bubonic plague. With this thought in mind, I spent two years at CIA, where I was a supervisor in the Public Communications Branch at the Office of Public Affairs. This was seen as a critical time as the sixth crusade had recently been defeated in Damietta, Egypt. To learn more about me and my digital travels, visit myTwitterpage. Gregory IX (Wikimedia Commons) Pope Gregory IX was a pretty good pope by medieval standards. Interestingly enough, Halloween originally a pagan celebration also has Catholic roots in the form of All Hallows Eve, that is the Vigil of All Saints Day, when Catholics remember those who have gone before them to enter their heavenly home. Its funny thinking about cats as the symbol of evil. Indeed the belief that the torture or killing of cats could break spells continued across northern Europe. When I graduated college,I began living my own dream as a reporter for a news media outlet. The Bull arose in response to rumors of satanic cults in Germany by the areas grand inquisitor, Conrad of Marburg. The Obscene Kiss, Wood engraving from the 1608 edition of the Compendium Maleficarum. Retrieved from http://www.kattenstoet.be/en/page/497-511/the-cat-throwing.html, MedicineNet.com. Some people are sick. Long Live Chairman Meow Propaganda Poster, This Is Fine Meme: Dog Drinks Coffee In Burning House. Some believed that the disappearance of those cats helped rats spread the bubonic plague aka the Black Death that killed millions of people in the 1300s. But this time, Pope Francis is focusing on all pets saying that people spend way too much money on furry friends. I have no idea where you get the idea that cats place is in the wild. During these witch trials, a woman even testified in court that cats spoke to her, and threatened to hurt her if she didnt abuse children in the town. Literally no cats. Interesting article. His papacy started when hereticism run rampant in Europe, and yet, by the end of his term, he saw the completion of one of the most important canon law in the Catholic Church known as the Decretales Gregorii IX, excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, and (allegedly) founded the earliest incarnation of the papal inquisition. Omniverous diet, free bleeders- cats and other mammals? I suppose its possible that Vox in Rama simply set the stage for a cat-killing trend that would, generations later, result in the Black Death. After years of consultation and research, Pope Gregory XIII signed a papal bull in February 1582 promulgating the reformed calendar that came to be known as the Gregorian calendar. This cruel practice continued until 1817 although the Kattenstoet continues to this day- involving stuffed cats instead. Home; About; Contacts; Location; FAQ In Ypres in Belgium, it was the custom to hurl cats from the belfry of local churches and then set them on fire during the festival of cats or Kattenstoet. Where once these creatures had been common household animals, they were now regarded as dangerous, unpredictable and demonic. While the fact is pretty obscure on whether the papal bull is directly influenced by Konrad, he is known as a zeal that is set on to burn every last heretic. Summary. Heretical beliefs were on the rise at the time, . So, cats went from being the targets of pagan worship to Catholic contempt for these perceived similarities to the devil. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death, Georgievska, Marija. While there appears to be no evidence that Pope Gregory IX ever told people to kill cats, there have been smaller historical examples of Medieval folks killing cats for weird reasons. Denmarks Fastelavn held at the start of lent was based on the premise that for spring to begin, evil had to be banished. In the decree, he declared that Satan is half cat and claimed that there were . They were shunned, persecuted and often killed by people who feared that they . Pope Gregory IX, who held the papacy from 1227 to 1241, most definitely fell in the second camp largely because he believed that the fluffy hairball-hackers embodied Lucifer himself. While there appears to be no evidence that Pope Gregory IX ever told people to kill cats, there have been smaller historical examples of Medieval folks killing cats for weird reasons. While ancient Egyptians would have rathersurrenderto invading army than harm a hand on a cat, the belief by others that cats cannot be trained to be loyal and obedient like a dog, was a source ofanxietyover cats during medieval times. However, historian Donald Engel believes that the Vox acted as a death warrant for the cat. It was Gregorys past as an astute lawyer that connected him to his acts of justice within the church. Henry was acquitted when he appealed to the bishop of Mainz and later that year Marburg himself was mysteriously murdered- probably at Henrys behest. If the Black Death was airborne, then rats had nothing to do with it, exonerating Gregory. The Nazcacat geoglyphwas only discovered last October. While I cannot say for certain that things didnt happen this way, there appear to be holes. His condemnation of cats may not be responsible for the spread of black death, but its definitely connected to the decline in cat populations at the time, andthe proliferation of rat populations. Gregory based his theory on evidence from Conrad of Marburg, a papal inquisitor. Indeed, there is evidence of animals dying from the Plague. From there, its just a couple of logical leaps to the connection to the Black Death: inspired by Pope Greg IXs bull, everyone across Europe killed off all the cats. Unfortunately, modern DNA testing allowed us to dig into the causes of death from aging corpses. "The whole story is one of those pseudo historical urban myths that keeps getting repeated despite the fact it's complete nonsense. Based on these confessions, in 1233 Pope Gregory IX issued an official papal decree declaring that Satan was half-cat and sometimes took the form of cat. No one can say for sure how many cats were killed because of the association made between them and witchcraft by the Vox in Rama. When I was a kid, my mom thought that Id have my own talk show because I was always asking people lots of questions about themselves. On March 19, 1227, 80-year-old cardinal Ugolino di Segni became Pope Gregory IX. The cat had obtained a darker connotation through its association with Galinthias, who became a servant of Hecate, a Greek goddess of the underworld after she was turned into a cat by the goddess Hera. Here are our sources? And anyone who tries to understand them as the devil incarnate or as a female marker hasnt spent enough time enjoying a cat walking all over them, kneading them or running from cucumbers. Where do we get our stuff? The fleas will jump on to the cat and then you can dose the cat to kill them. The Black Death or Black Plague was the original zombie apocalypse. Guess what? But still, cultural images of cats being a marker of femininity didnt sprout fromVogue,any more than the idea that cats are plain evil stem fromSports Illustrated. A bit hard to read when YOU ARE SCREAMING AT ME though! This description created an image that was to be used for all future depictions of witches sabbats- and one that established the cat as a creature of the devil. But feline-human relations deteriorated sometime in the early 1230s (CE) when Pope Gregory IX issued a papal bull called Vox in Rama. Medieval people were indeed superstitious (but so are modern people), and cats are great but, lets face ittheyre assh*les. (2010, February 4). some particularly superstitious believers seized on the idea that the black cats were servants of Satan. For example, 79 medieval cats were mysteriously slain in Cambridge, England, by the townsfolk in the 13th century. Cats just arent dogs, and I respect and love them specifically for that reason. With Halloween is around the corner, Chairman Meow is reminded of a time hundreds of years ago when similar institutional dogma helped fuel the outbreak of The Black Plague across Europe, leading to the (ignorant) mass killing of cats in the 14th century. Gregory was a reluctant pontiff- and not just because of his age. He was born Ugolino di Conti but took the name Gregory when he becamethe pope. A 'bulla' is the seal on the papal bull. ), Then, in 1484, another pope, Innocent VIII, issued apapal bullthat condemned to death all cats and their human companions. Cats that I know are devoted to their humans my dog runs off as soon as the door is open, my cat sits on my knee, engages in conversation with me, stays closeby our home, and kills lots of mice, bringing them to me rather than eating them cats keep down rodent populations for farmers and humans who store and eat grain etc definitely as handy as dogs. What Im seeing here is a well-researched fact piece angering someone who kinda half-remembers something she thinks she read somewhere this one time. First, consider the dates: Pope Gregory IXs papal bull was issued between 1232 and 1234. That was when Ugolino was over 80 years old. That is the well-accepted history, but is it really true? (Accessed 2018, June 1). If you survived, you lost many people you loved. In 2021, I dont think that most Catholics or people of other religious believe that cats are evil. So Gregory began to formalize and promote practices that formed the basis of the later medieval inquisition. The plague spread so easily that everyone back in the medieval age believes that the plague transfer via smell and air. After food, clothing and medicine, the fourth item is cosmetics and the fifth is pets, he said, referring to a study on where most peoples income goes. As one might have predicted, thereafter, mass slaughters of cats blanked Europe. Gregory IX. Encyclopedia of World Biography, Encyclopedia.com. Forgive us! says the master, and the one next to him repeats this, a third responding, We know, master! A fourth says And we must obey. 4, So whats up with this? It was his distaste for cats that penned the Vox in Rama. I am here because of a PBS documentary on cats that I saw recently. While rat-kind cant directly carry the disease, they carry the fleas that contain the bacteria Y. Pestis. Then, there is the fact that cats just arent good ratters-, which is why dogs; especially terriers are employed to catch rodents. Cats Blamed for Spreading the Plague During the Middle Ages, it wasn't uncommon for cats to be killed, given their association with evil, Compora says. The truth of the plague variations that wiped out Europe is, they were the results of a perfect storm. The same evil popes who say God created all creatures of the earth, yet they, wantonly murdered these defenseless creatures of the earth that God created. There are two types of people in this world: cat people, and not cat people. Pope Gregory IX (1147-1241). While there is no evidence that cats in medieval England were persecuted, their mousing skills were likened to the devils ability to catch souls, with the fifteenth-century merchant William Caxton remarking how the devil playeth ofte with the synnar, lyke as the catte doth with the mous. Some historians believe that the persecutions across Europe so depleted cat numbers that mouse- and rat-catching by cats diminished- one of the reasons why the Bubonic Plague took such a deadly hold in Europe during the fourteenth century. That misguided stereotype is why witches are still depicted with black cats to this day. Allegedly, people confess to Konrad that Luciferianism initiates goes through an initiation process that includes giant toad, pale man, and licking the bum of a backward walking-living statue of a black cat. He believed that cats were evil creatures because they were related to Satan. That is, pope condemning cats and declaring satanistique is enough for some people to start mass-killing cats, this assholes claims are 100% wrong; more than one pope ordered cats killed- why not, eventually excommunicaated? Pope Benedict died Dec. 31, 2022, at the age of 95 in his residence at the . That was the first church document condemning black cats as instruments of satan. They spread via trade boats. Before you accuse me of clickbait, hear me out. Afterwards, they sit down to a meal and when they have arisen from it, the certain statue, which is usual in a set of this kind, a black cat descends backwards, with its tail erect. In 1233, Pope Gregory IX's "Vox in Rama," a warning against the perils of witchcraft, accused its targets of canoodling with a black cat that was actually Lucifer in disguise. Black Death. Want more crazy cat facts? Now this seems like a story of immense fiction but as it happened so recently in this modern time we have documented proof this is true so why is it so hard to believe the Pope and cat story? Many believed this was the end of the human race, and who could blame them? We may not be that much superior to that time frame, but we have learned a thing or two since then, I hope. You can say that Im addicted to it. Kitty cats are not everyones flavor of pudding, but they serve an important role in many urban areas, especially in the developing nations outside the western world. Poor cats though. Gregory was a reluctant pontiff- and not just because of his age. Buy Long Live the Kitty! Though Ive learned important lessons from each of my trips, my trip to Chile the string bean-shaped country was my favorite. They definitely dont stop fleas. As a strategic communicator, I juggle many balls but Im a writer first. This bull, the story goes, declared cats as the instruments of Satan, and set Medieval Europe on a great cat purge, with special attention paid to black cats, who were particularly Luciferian. It kept happening, lets say once per generation, until the 1700s. Retrieved from https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Vox-in-Rama-authentic-What-effects-did-it-have, Sheldon, Natasha. While in power, Pope Gregory IX declared that cats were to be associated with devil worship and had them exterminated. On October 11, 1231, he appointed Conrad as the first grand inquisitor of Germany. Good luck keeping them down for half a millennium.6, Maybe the biggest hole in the cat theory comes from the history of the plague. Tomb of Ancient Viking High King Discovered, The Most Bizarre Relics From The Ancient Funeral Rite. Fleas tend to prefer cat blood. Yeah you have a good point there! Indeed the belief that the torture or killing of cats could break spells continued across northern Europe. In the meantime, accusations of witchcraft began to spread amongst the ordinary people, as a way of settling grudges or seizing property and cats began to be used as proof of satanic association. The papal inquisition rained down justice on heretics, the people who spoke out against church canon. CATS ARE BETTER THAN PEOPLE & ALWAYS WILL BE BETTER THAN HUMANS. Without them, pests would run wild, and not just rats. It also saw the breakup of the Carolingian Empire in 843. In the years ahead, feline-kind all across Europe saw their status slammed from a sacred and protected animal to a false idol. Thanks for publishing! As I understand it, people used small dogs for rat hunting. On June 13, 1233, Gregory issued the Vox in Rama, an official papal decree declaring that Satan was half-cat and sometimes took the form of a cat during Satanic masses. 2022 History of Yesterday | All Rights Reserved. Thanks for writing this! Pope Gregory IX was a pretty good pope by medieval standards. Vermin did a number on harvests, but cats were natures perfect solution: they literally cant eat anything that isnt meat, which means that they pose no risk to the crops. ABORTION SHOULD BE THE ANSWER IN ALL COUNTRIES, ALONG SIDE LAWS THAT WOULD PREVENT THE POPULATION GROWTH FROM EXPANDING . Actually, the murder of cats in Europe continued for hundreds of years, and another Plague swept through Europe again in the 17th Century. It wasn't until Pope Gregory IX came to power in the 1200s that black cats became a symbol of bad luck. As mentioned, this Pope initiated what has been described as the feline Holocaust 3 in Europe. Tying the cat to satanic worship was a natural progression- and one that would have dire consequences. The proverbial compendium of collective human knowledge at that point was certainly shorter and harder to access than it is now, but people back then still used their brains. Gregory believed him. To think that all this fuss is over cats. By removing many cats from the food chain, the population of rodents began to rise across Europe, as Asian and other foreign ships carrying rats brought them to European harbors. Henry was acquitted when he appealed to the bishop of Mainz and later that year Marburg himself was mysteriously murdered- probably at Henrys behest. If the Nazca thought enough of cats to etch a 37-meter geoglyph of one into the mountain that persists 2,000 years later, they must have thought highly of them. The Black Plague did happen. Conrad had initially been involved in the persecution of the Cathars and enjoyed significant successes during the Albigensian crusade of 1209 -1229. While there were no immediate effects of the unjust cathunt, Europe will be affected in the years to come, with the rise of the Bubonic Plague. Apparently torture produced some pretty convincing confessions from people who worshipped the devil and his black cat. Sweet Home Alabama Lyrics: What Does Muscle Shoals Has Got the Swampers Mean? Public Domain. Further, the plague wasnt a one-off event in Europe. They not only killed rodents, hence less infected animals but they themselves are more likely to get bit for you, with their sweet tasting blood. Even in Egypt, where they still view cats as sacred animals, plague hits. February 8, 2013. The reforms were based on the suggestions of the Italian scientist Luigi Lilio, with some modifications by the Jesuit mathematician and astronomer Christopher Clavius. Pope Gregory IX (1147-1241) was probably the world's worst cat hater or at least he did the most damage to cats. But the cars we have for pets are not naturally in the wild for thousands of years. For years there was a debate if the Black Death and the Bubonic Plague were the same, adding speculation to the rat spreading theory. Another belief is that the plague wasairborne. The flea that bit humans was specific to the black rat anyway. The Vox in Rama encouraged Conrad of Marburg to overreach himself and that same year he accused Henry II, Count of Sayn of taking part in satanic orgies. And though its unlikely that historys most pro-natural environment pope will encourage cat bonfires, he does suggest we take a step away from the dog ice cream and cat outfits in the pet aisle. Conrads methods, however, yielded results and in 1231, the Archbishops of Trier and Mainz wrote to the Pope, full of praise for their heretic catcher. No one can say for sure how many cats were killed because of the association made between them and witchcraft by the Vox in Rama. Finally, even if cat numbers were vastly reduced, they were not wiped out. All That's Interesting is a Brooklyn-based digital publisher that seeks out stories that illuminate the past, present, and future. Finally, even if cat numbers were vastly reduced, they were not wiped out. 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