Catharism - Wikipedia According to tradition, Cathars believed that the good God was the God of the New Testament faith and creator of the spiritual realm Many Cathars identified the evil god as Satan, the master of the physical world, who was the same as the God of the Old Testament
Cathars - World History Encyclopedia Cathars rejected the teachings of the Catholic Church as immoral and most of the books of the Bible as inspired by Satan They rejected the Church for what they saw as hypocrisy of the clergy and the Church's acquisition of land and wealth
Cathar Beliefs, doctrines, theology and practices Even the Cathar variety came in more than one flavour, but the principal one was this: The Good God was the god of all immaterial things (such as light and souls)
Cathari | Medieval Christian Sect Beliefs | Britannica Cathari, (from Greek katharos, “pure”), also spelled Cathars, heretical Christian sect that flourished in western Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries The Cathari professed a neo-Manichaean dualism —that there are two principles, one good and the other evil, and that the material world is evil
Who Were the Cathars? Teachings of the Yeshua Mary Magdalene Lineage . . . Women held powerful spiritual roles in Cathar communities They could become Perfects — initiated teachers and leaders — and were respected as channels of wisdom and healing This reflects a core Magdalene truth: the return of the feminine as divine
Cathars | Encyclopedia. com Catharism (from cathari, "the pure") was distinguished from the other heresies of the Middle Ages by its rejection of basic Christian beliefs, although its adherents claimed that in their pursuit of a pure life they were the only true Christians
Cathar castles - Wikipedia Cathar castles (in French Châteaux cathares) are a group of medieval castles located in the Languedoc region Some had a Cathar connection in that they offered refuge to dispossessed Cathars in the thirteenth century
Cathars and Cathar Beliefs in the Languedoc There are even Cathars alive today, or at least people claiming to be modern Cathars There are historical tours of Cathar sites and also a flourishing, if largely superficial, Cathar tourist industry in the Languedoc, and especially in the Aude département