Not meant to specifically address Catholicism other than purely a purely historical perspective. The plot can be applied to various settings & characters. however, the lessons are basically the same.

1. Philorum, Gaelic Club, Surry Hills
16 July 2008

2.  Cliches
 “Sounds great in theory ...”
 “The test of the pudding is in the tasting ...”
 Integral to Understanding History
 Many first attempts were embarked -- & many
successfully – because there were theories
 Many good working theories were debunked
 Apologies Over History

3.  Not to take sides for or against Catholics
 To understand the theory & practice of two
interesting historical genres
 Mental Models
 Practice & Results
 Connect the Dots
 To share lessons of history
 To engage

4. • Military campaign of a religious nature
– Union of all states under Papal direction
• Official term in the 11th Century
– Crusader = soldier of the Church
• Came in Waves: Officially Eight; More than Ten
• Other Perspectives Then: Western Barbarism
– Islamic: Jihad as Just Response
– Orthodox Church: Victims
– Oriental: News

5.  Originated from the Catholic Church
 The system in the judgment of heresy
 Ecclesiastical tribunal or institution
 Relating to the body of knowledge of Divine
Revelation & Salvation
 At least Four Movements

6.  Prior Peace, Intellectual Exchange, Thriving
Trade & a Growing Pilgrimage
 Pilgrims, scholars & traders were free to come & go
to the Middle East
 Pope Urban II & the Turkish Threat in 1106 CE
 Byzantine Emperor’s S.O.S.
 Peter the Hermit’s Vision
 Safety of Pilgrims

7.  Personal Level: Why Be a Crusader?
 Chivalry/Service/Knighthood
 Salvation of Self & of Others (Loved Ones)
 Booty & Plunder
 Social Level
 Return the Holy Land to the Rightful Hands
 Protect the Rights & Well Being of Pilgrims
 Economic Competition

10. Mongol Empire 1206-1405

15.  Inquisition means, at it's simplest, inquiry.
 Heretic comes from αιρεσις = choice
 Choose God or the Devil
 If you’re not with us ...
 Defence vs. Enemies of the Faith & the State
 Use of All Means Necessary for Saving Souls
(the faithful & the faith-less) & the State

16.  Crush the Foes Within
 Promote the Faith, Convert a Pagan, Catch a Witch
 Inquisitor Immunity from Prosecution
 All Means Necessary
 Fear, Intimidation, GBH
 Befriend, bully, buy, threaten, torture, kill
 Strengthen the State
 Recruit Crusaders from Patriots & Disadvantaged
 Full Ceremonial Favors

17.  Pope Gregory IX, 1235
 Carried out by Dominicans & Franciscans
 Torture Legitimized by Pope Innocent IV, 1242
 Targets:
 Started with “relapsed” Jews & pagans
 Cathars, the Spiritual Franciscans and Waldesians,
all genuine schismatic reform movements
 all involved the denouncement and substitution of
the established church hierarchy

18.  Hierarchy
 Pope – Grand Inquisitor – Local Inquisitor
 No military force necessary
 Partnership with the State
 Carrot: Rewards of the Crusades
 Stick: Mass Excommunication & Invasion
 Division of Labor/Cleaning of Hands
 Church Manages the Process
 State Carries Out the Sentence

19.  Knights Templar (f. 1096CE, Papal endorsed,
1129CE), security forces for pilgrims
 Became a favoured & wealthy order – probably
the earliest MNCs -- until ...
 King Philip IV was deeply, financially indebted &
pressed Pope Clement V to act in
13/10/1307CE

20.  Weakened by the Growing Strength of Ottoman
Turks
 Charges: corruption, Satanism & “ritualised
homosexuality”
 Arrested, tortured, burned at the stake &
properties seized & Philip’s debt cancelled
 Officially Dissolved 1312 & residual accounted
wealth turned over to St. John’s Ambulance
 GM Jacques De Molay executed 1314

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23. IBERIAN ROMAN
 Expansion & Conquest  Counter-Reformation:
by Spain & Portugal Blasphemy & Heresy
 Moors of Granada  Death Paeans of a
 “Relapsed” Jews Theocracy
 Natives of Africa & the  Politically Manipulated
New World (Slavery) Manipulator
 Muslims & Hindu Natives  Positive Backlash of
of Asia Exposing the Church’s
Political & Intellectual
Morass in contrast to the
Enlightenment & Italian
Nationalism

24.  Consejo de la Suprema y General Inquisicion
 Headed by Tomas de Torquemada (1420-1498)
 Sanctioned but not Supervised by Pope Sixtus IV
 Permission granted to the Royal Spanish Couple
 Implicitly Allowed the Portuguese to Emulate
Because It Was an Equal World Power
 Relapsed Jews
 Colonies of South America & Asia

25.  Galileo Galilei
 Ban (1633) on Dialogue Concerning Two Chief
World Systems & Heliocentric Works
 Relaxed in 1741 & removed in 1844
 Cleared by Pope John Paul II (1994)
 Jesuit Expulsion Edicts
 1750: The Guarani Wars
 1814: Pope Pius XVII

26. EUROPEAN IN-FIGHTING PRE & POST WORLD WARS
 Spain vs. England vs. The  Zionist Movement
Netherlands  Revival of the Demonization
 Reformation & Counter- of Islam after the Fall of the
reformation Ottoman Empire
 Territory: intra & extra Europe  Dividing the Colonial &
 First World-Third World Arabian Spoils of Land & Oil
 War on Terror

27. POLITICAL CATHOLIC
 Reformation  Pope Paul III (1908):
 Salem Witch Hunts Congregation of the Holy
 Holocaust Office of the Inquisition
 WWII Asian Quarantine
 Second Vatican Council
(1965): Holy Congregation of
 Stalinist/Maoist/Pol Pot the Doctrine of the Faith
Ideological Purges
 Passive Ignoring &
 Politico-religious Economic Marginalizing Dissent but
Fundamentalism Intimidating the Faithful

28.  Content: Words vs. Actions
 Premeditated & Random Acts of Violence
 Misappropriation & Abuse of Authority
 Sincerity: Not Measurable but Actionable
 Acceptable: To Whom, For Whom, By Whom?
 Precedents? Best Practices?
 Renunciation of Japanese Emperor’s Divinity
 Participatory Democracy, a Bottom-Up Church
 Greater Involvement & Responsibility of the Laity

29. TYRANNY = MASS HYSTERIA DEMOCRACY = INFORMED DECISION
 Prejudicial, Competing Belief  Justice, Development, Peace,
Systems Governance
 Ascendancy & Legalism  Impartialism; Humanism
 Labels & Stereotypes  Natural & Universal Rights
 Idolatry/Demonization  Common Ancestry, Humanity
 Covetousness  Common Goods
 Attention & Resource  Shared Values, Cooperation
 Socioeconomic/Political Tacit  Open Society, Continuing
Agenda Dialogue & Engagement

30. SOCIAL REFORMERS’ CREED IMPARTIALIST’S CREED
 If You Can’t Change the  Don’t Make the Existence of
World, Don’t Worry ... the God as a
 No One Really Has Changed Compassionate, Kind, Loving
the World. Parent the Issue.
 Be the Change You Want to  Strive to Be That Parent or
See in the World Become that God

31. If I have annoyed anyone,
please feel free to annoy me back.