• @afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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      19 months ago

      I can look it up tonight if you really want but basically Augustine argued that you are allowed to go after heretics as long as you do it for love of their souls. If they couldn’t be convinced of their “errors” by talking you were allowed to use violence since burning in hell is so much worse.

      As I said it is pretty amazing how every single person can just declare themselves the true Christian whenever they want.