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France's Bowels

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France's Bowels

A Secret Medieval Sect, an Angry Pope, an Opportunistic Lord, a Genocide, and Europe’s Destiny.

Tomas Pueyo
Jun 1, 2022
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France's Bowels

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All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.—Lucretius1

If you travel to the southwest of France, to an area called Occitanie, and talk with a local about their region, they will tell you with defiance—and what Parisians would call a petit accent—the story of the secretive Cathars and how …

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