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Catholic Church's celibacy police is said to have began in the 11th century. So why nobody talks about the church father's wives?

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What was the reaction of the Portuguese when they found out that there were Christians in India that used Syriac as liturgical language and claimed that were founded by Saint Thomas, the Apostle?

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Did Catholic priests used the concept of the Curse of Cam to justify the transatlantic slavery?

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How did the Catholic Church's Inquisitions deal with apostasy? I've always heard the prosecution and condemnation of heretics and crypto-jews. But what happened if someone just outright said that he isn't christian anymore?

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Alt-rights claim jews owned most of the American trans-atlantic slave trade. Is that true? What are the real numbers?

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Catholic Church's celibacy police is said to have began in the 11th century. So why nobody talks about the church father's wives?	1935
What was the reaction of the Portuguese when they found out that there were Christians in India that used Syriac as liturgical language and claimed that were founded by Saint Thomas, the Apostle?	239
Did Catholic priests used the concept of the Curse of Cam to justify the transatlantic slavery?	5
How did the Catholic Church's Inquisitions deal with apostasy? I've always heard the prosecution and condemnation of heretics and crypto-jews. But what happened if someone just outright said that he isn't christian anymore?	3
Alt-rights claim jews owned most of the American trans-atlantic slave trade. Is that true? What are the real numbers?	2