stackyFACTSThe Catholic Church used to be incredibly sensitive about how you talked to God.
The Catholic Church used to be incredibly sensitive about how you talked to God. Guyon promoted 'Quietism', a belief that true spiritual connection required completely emptying the mind and sitting in silent surrender, rather than performing active, vocal prayers. The Church found this deeply threatening because it meant people didn't need priests to mediate their salvation, so they threw her in the Bastille just to shut her up.
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