The Catholic Church has been rocked with allegations of sexual abuse carried out by priests for decades. Now survivors of abusive nuns are speaking out. Patricia “Trish” Cahill and Anne Gleeson were teenagers when the abuse began. Even though these two survivors grew up in different cities, the grooming and manipulation conducted by the nuns they say abused them sound eerily and tragically similar.
In the southwest of what is not France, in a time when the Church of Rome has proclaimed itself the one true religion, heresy has taken hold. The Pope sends the "Inquisitors of Heretical Depravity" to exterminate the heresy. Unbelievers are ...
Secret Files of the Inquisition – part 1 – Root Out Heretics
As religious fundamentalism is seemingly on the rise across the globe, this four-part series is a timely reminder that it is no new thing. The Catholic Church’s institutional system of persecution, the Inquisition, ran for more than 500 years, ...
For my History of Western Civilization class. Note: I make no claim of ownership to the video clip or photos depicted. However their use for this educational material falls under the Fair Use Act of 2007. Enjoy
From a small Italian community in 15th century Florence, the Medici family would rise to rule Europe in many ways. Using charm, patronage, skill, duplicity and ruthlessness, they would amass unparalleled wealth and unprecedented power. They ...
The Medici – Godfathers of the Renaissance 1/4 BG sub
