CHAPTER V THE CATHARAN OR ALBIGENSIAN HERESY: ITS ANTI-CATHOLIC AND

ANTI-SOCIAL CHARACTER.

The Origin of the Catharan Heresy Its Progress It Attacks the

Hierarchy, Dogmas, and Worship of the Catholic Church It Undermines

the Authority of the State The Hierarchy of the Cathari The

_Convenenza_ The Initiation into the Sect Their Customs Their Horror

of Marriage The _Endura_ or Suicide