Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc

How Did the Catholic Church Deal with Nonbelievers in the Past?

Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty

I shall quote Madalyn Murray O’Hair:
But the most heinous crime of the Church has been perpetrated not against churchmen but against churchgoers. With its poisonous concepts of sin and divine punishment, it’s warped and brainwashed countless millions. It would be impossible to calculate the psychic damage this has inflicted on generations of children who might have grown up into healthy, happy. productive, zestful human beings but for the burden of antisexual fear and guilt ingrained in them by the Church. This alone is enough to condemn religion.

Next, here’s an extended discussion I had with ChatGPT-4.

Tony: How Did the Catholic Church Deal with Nonbelievers in the Past?

ChatGPT-4:

The Catholic Church’s approach to nonbelievers has evolved considerably over its two-thousand-year history, and its treatment has varied depending on the historical, social, and political context. Here is a brief overview of how the Church has interacted with nonbelievers over the ages:

1. Early Christianity (1st to 4th centuries AD):

• Early Christians themselves were often persecuted by the Roman Empire, particularly during certain…