timshel42 t1_j993sdu wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:48 AM

unless you were a cat in medieval catholic europe.

PVDamme t1_j9ayrba wrote on February 20, 2023 at 4:32 PM

So they weren't catoholics.

Moessenpay t1_j9ajn2t wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:46 PM

Context please

SlaughterSpine78 t1_j9al52s wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:57 PM

They were killed during the Black Death. Because they killed cats, they weren’t able to hunt the rats that were carrying the disease, and it quickly spread

Modsda3 t1_j9bpjh6 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 7:25 PM

Purrfect response

FridensLilja t1_j9bmqor wrote on February 20, 2023 at 7:07 PM

Pope: 0 Muhammed: 1

lynivvinyl t1_j98vyar wrote on February 20, 2023 at 3:36 AM

Wait! They're not!?

70695 t1_j9a2bko wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:06 PM

i cant believe such a good comment didnt get thousands of upvotes.

fourfourzero t1_j9cmlk4 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 11:04 PM

I can't believe you didn't notice the OP only has 300 upvotes.

TIL: The domestic cat is a revered animal in Islam and One of Muhammad's (PBUH) companions was known as Abu Hurairah (literally: "Father of the Kitten" PBUH) for his attachment to cats.

madogson t1_j98kr8u wrote on February 20, 2023 at 2:03 AM