How Many Cathars Were Killed By The Church?
How Many Cathars Were Killed By The Church? According to Church documents, 20,000 heretics were slaughtered in and around Beziers and the town burned to the ground. How did the Cathars die? Just one problem: The Cathars may never have existed. The famous fortress in Carcassonne, France, considered a Cathar stronghold at one time. They