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Thomas Aquinas is quoted "Take away prostitutes from the world, and you will fill it with sodomy"; was there such benign indifference towards prostitution among church leaders of the 13th century, or are his views exceptional? What about among civil authorities?

by /u/td4999 in /r/AskHistorians

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