the black plague was also aided
by the fact that medieval doctors didn't have a fucking clue what diseases were, routinely prescribed dangerous substances as supposed remedies, called any woman with a wart a witch and thought sick people had demons in their blood.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sun 25 Jun 2023, 17:06, archived)

And cats were witches familiars, hence church dickery
Although many churches still kept cats for rodent control.
( mr horrible up yours, dickface, Sun 25 Jun 2023, 17:10, archived)

the church has never needed an excuse for dickery, tbf

( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sun 25 Jun 2023, 17:17, archived)

I don't give two fucks about warty old hags getting killed. They honestly did fuck all compared to cats killing vermin.

( mongychops, Sun 25 Jun 2023, 20:02, archived)