Ritual murder is referred to in court files which are located in Rome. There are pictures in it which show that in 23 cases, the Church itself has dealt with the question.
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Ancient Rome was a violent place.
There's only one reason to be crucified under the Roman Empire, and that is for treason or sedition. Crucifixion, we have to understand, was not actually a form of capital punishment for Rome. In fact, it was often the case that the criminal would be killed first and then crucified.
The legal system is often a mystery, and we, its priests, preside over rituals baffling to everyday citizens.
In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.
This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.
Christ's crucifix shall be made an excuse for executing criminals.
Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.
A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this - that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made - not to understand - but to feel - as crime.
I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
Oh, yeah, I'm all about ritual.
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