history
...ecause it was believed that all diseases was caused by demons and could only be cured by exorcism. Pope Alexander III said that monks couldn’t practice and techniques of healing other then verbal charms. St John Chrysostom proudly said “every trace of the old philosoply and literature of the ancient world has vanished from the face of the earth.” But they accidentally left but a few fragments of the liturgy and religious literature. After destroying holy places and temples, the rulers melted the gold, silver, and bronze artwork for money. The people broke marble gods and goddesses to support their families. It was recorded that in the 4th century the Roman Empire had 424 temples, 304 shrines, and 80 statues made of gold and silver, and 64 ivory ones, 3700 bronze statues, and thousands of marble ones. By the 5th century they were nearly all gone. As early as 382 C.E. the church officially said that any opposition to its own creed in favor of others must be punished by the death penalty. The Great fire in 64 C.E. was set by some Christians who were waiting for the world to end by fire thought that by starting all these fires they were helping god. St Theodore’s...