Myths & mysteries
Flagellant groups were banned by papal decree
HERE’S THE INTERESTING PART
When the central authority of your religion tells you to stop beating yourself up, you know you have gone too far. The church eventually outlawed these wandering bands of self-harmers because their bloody public spectacles were undermining local priests. Turns out, unhinged mob-based bodily harm is bad for institutional branding.
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