• Elle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    And then in the end, he found out the part wanted to cite (about a clergyman burning a granary to punish a village for their sinfulness) was actually just a passage about tax levies that was deliberately mistranslated by one of those charlatan gentleman archaeologists from the 19th Century who wanted to discredit the Catholic Church.

    This is a great example of how much effort it can take to pick apart bullshit, damn. Thanks for these comments, they’ve been really interesting to read!