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    “There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church,” said
    Archbishop Fulton Sheen, “but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic
    Church to be.”

    Raphael, “Disputation of the Holy Sacrament,” c. 1510 (photo: Public Domain)

    Angelo Stagnaro (https://www.ncregister.com/author/angelo-stagnaro) Blogs (/section/blogs) December 31, 2020

    A few years ago, I had a wonderful opportunity of being the center of controversy at an impromptu
    co ee klatsch in Manhattan. Some Catholic friends and I meet from time to time at a swanky café in
    midtown Manhattan. I was friends with all those gathered and as the Church is our favorite topic of
    conversation, the theme of our tête-à-tête-à-tête naturally came to rest there.

    The topic du jour was the mistakes the Catholic Church has made over the millennia. Or should I say,
    the “mistakes” ascribed to the Church as part of the Black Legend. 

    “But, Angelo!” cried one of my friends. “If the Church has been perfect in its aim and commitment,
    what about the Fourth Crusade when Catholics troops ransacked Constantinople?”

    Ah, yes. The Fourth Canard… I mean Crusade. I nd that those who are only super cially familiar
    with the event are absolutely ignorant of what transpired a few years before the attack. Historians
    refer to the unprovoked Eastern Orthodox slaughter of tens of thousands of Catholics living in
    Constantinople as the “Massacre of the Latins.”
    (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_the_Latins) Very messy and shameful stu .
    There simply isn’t enough space in this article to outline all of the Black Legend disinformation that
    our detractors heap upon us. Please, instead, refer to the following articles for detailed analysis on
    these issues:

    1. The Albigensian Crusade. Yes, the Albigensian Crusade did happen.


    (https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01267e.htm) Open con ict broke out immediately after the
    Albigensians broke a 75-year diplomatic détente with the Catholic Church when their leaders
    assassinated the pope’s ambassador. It’s what theologians call a “dealbreaker.” 

    2. Forced Conversion of Indians in Mexico. Between 1492 and 1531, only a tiny handful of natives
    converted to the Faith. But in December 1531, Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to a Mexican convert
    named St. Juan Diego and millions of natives began converting. We couldn’t build enough churches
    to accommodate those begging to be baptized.

    3. The Holy Land Crusades. See “The Crusades Were a Reasonable Response to Unchecked Islamic
    Aggression.” (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/the-crusades-were-a-reasonable-response-to-
    unchecked-islamic-aggression)

    4. Attacks Against Protestants. See “Calling a Spade, a Spade.”


    (https://www.crisismagazine.com/2017/calling-spade-spade)

    5. Galileo. See “14 Errors Revolving Around Galileo, and How to Clear Them Up.”
    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/14-errors-revolving-around-galileo-and-how-to-clear-them-
    up)

    6. St. Joan of Arc. See “Joan of Arc, Saint of the Eternal.”


    (https://www.ncregister.com/features/joan-of-arc-saint-of-the-eternal)

    7. “Witch Burning.” See “Who Burned the Witches?”


    (https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/controversy/common-misconceptions/who-burned-the-
    witches.html) by Sandra Miesel.

    8. Spanish Inquisition. See “34 Common Errors About the Spanish Inquisition.”
    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/34-common-errors-about-the-spanish-inquisition)

    9. Nicholas Copernicus. See “The Priest Who Realized the Earth Revolved Around the Sun”
    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/the-priest-who-realized-the-earth-revolved-around-the-sun)
    and “The Myth That Catholics Are Opposed to Science Revolves Around Copernicus.”
    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/the-myth-that-catholics-are-opposed-to-science-revolves-
    around-copernicus)

    10. Opposition to Science. See “A List of 244 Priest-Scientists (From Acosta to Zupi)”
    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-list-of-244-priest-scientists-from-acosta-to-zupi) and “A
    Short List of Lay Catholic Scientists.” (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-short-list-of-lay-
    catholic-scientists)

    11. Giordano Bruno. See “The Truth About Giordano Bruno.”


    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/the-truth-about-giordano-bruno)

    12. War. See “Is Religion Really Responsible for Most Wars?”
    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/astagnaro/is-religion-really-responsible-for-most-wars)

    13. Abortion. See “22 Ways to Respond to Common Abortion Questions.”


    (https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/controversy/abortion/22-ways-to-respond-to-common-
    abortion-questions.html)
    14. Those Who Question Christ’s Divinity. See “10 Times Jesus Used God’s Name for Himself.”
    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/10-times-jesus-used-god-s-name-for-himself)

    15. Anti-Feminism. See “Being a Saint Takes Chutzpah, Moxie and Grit.”
    (https://www.ncregister.com/blog/astagnaro/being-a-saint-takes-chutzpah-moxie-and-grit)

    Keywords: apologetics (https://www.ncregister.com/tag/apologetics)

    Angelo Stagnaro (https://www.ncregister.com/author/angelo-stagnaro) Angelo


    Stagnaro ("Erasmus") performs as a stage magician and mentalist and divides his time
    between Europe and North America. He is the editor of “Smoke & Mirrors,” the Net's largest e-
    zine for professional magicians. He’s also the Guildmaster of the Catholic Magicians’ Guild
    and a professed member of the Secular Franciscans (Third Order Franciscans). Angelo has
    published articles in most of the major Catholic journals in the United States and Great Britain
    and had worked as a correspondent for the Catholic News Service having served as principle
    liaison for the wire service to the United Nations and to the Holy See's O ce to the United
    Nations. Angelo has written six books on mentalism/cold reading including Conspiracy,
    Something from Nothing, The Other Side, Shibboleth and his upcoming Spur of the Moment. In
    addition, he’s written an instructional book for catechists which uses stage magic as a teaching
    tool for children and young adults entitled The Catechist's Magic Kit (Crossroad). His other
    books include How to Pray the Dominican Way (Paraclete) and The Christian Book of the Dead
    (Crossroad). His most recent book was released through Tau Publishing and is entitled A
    Lenten Cookbook for Catholics.

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