"...the name of Christ must be made known to all nations, so that at the name of Jesus every knee may bow, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth; for He must reign."
"...the name of Christ must be made known to all nations, so that at the name of Jesus every knee may bow, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth; for He must reign."
It is good, thus, that Church does not approve of forced conversions.
In his encyclical Mystici Corporis Christi, Pope Pius XII stated,
It is absolutely necessary that conversion should come about by free choice, since no man can believe unless he be willing. . . . That faith without which it is impossible to please God must be the perfectly free homage of intellect and will.
Should it therefore at any time happen that, contrary to the unvarying teaching of this Apostolic See, a person is compelled against his will to embrace the Catholic faith, we cannot in conscience withhold our censure.
It is a misconception that the Crusades took place as a means of forcing conversion, which completely goes against Church Doctrine even back when the Crusades took place.
No, the Crusades were actually born from the need to reclaim ancient Christian territory in the Holy Land and North Africa conquered by Islamic conquerors, conqueror's of which persecuted indigenous Christians living in these areas. You want to talk about forced conversions? The Christians in these areas were persecuted for their faith, had their Churches destroyed such as the Holy Sepulchure in Jeruseleum, some such as those living in the Fatimid caliphate were forced to wear identifying black turbans.
The harassment, violence and forced-conversion to Islam that the Christians living in these areas faced, alongside the invading of Christian territory all warranted the defensive Crusades. They were much more of a crusade then a conquering as you may imagine them to be.
1: Chase money not women.
2: No fat chicks or single moms.
3:Never let a woman tell you what a ''real man'' is.
4:No hymen no diamond.
5:Never stopping working out.
6:Bros before hoes.
7:She's not mine it's just my turn.
8:If she has long hair always pull on it like a leash.
9:Heavy metal is the best there is.
10:Honor my parents.
1: Chase money not women.
2: No fat chicks or single moms.
3:Never let a woman tell you what a ''real man'' is.
4:No hymen no diamond.
5:Never stopping working out.
6:Bros before hoes.
7:She's not mine it's just my turn.
8:If she has long hair always pull on it like a leash.
9:Heavy metal is the best there is.
10:Honor my parents.
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