There are multiple instances in the Old Testament viewing Leprosy as a punishment from God, or otherwise a sign of impurity/unholiness. With that, how was Baldwin IV, the King of Jerusalem, viewed by his contemporaries/subjects as a King of the Holy Land while being afflicted with Leprosy?
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