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What kind of relationship did early modern Hermetics, Gnostics, and other Esoterics have with the Catholic Church? Were these new or rediscovered forms of philosophy considered heretical, or were scholars able to explore these beliefs without fear of persecution?

by /u/Vladith in /r/AskHistorians

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