Cathars being expelled from Carcassonne in 1209. In this group, women appear to be nearly as numerous as men and the Catholics seem to give women equally harsh treatment for their beliefs Catharism was a Christian dualist movement that thrived in some areas of Southern Europe, particularly northern Italy, northern Spain and southern France, former Occitania and Catalonia, between the 12th and 14th centuries. Cathar beliefs varied between communities because Catharism was initially taught by ascetic priests who had few set guidelines. The Cathars were a direct challenge to the Catholic Church, renouncing its practices and dismissing it outright as the Church of Satan.
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