Dark History of the Catholic Church — When Sacred Authority Protects Itself
What happens when preserving a sacred institution becomes indistinguishable from protecting the sacred itself?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Using Dark History of the Catholic Church: Schisms, Wars, Inquisitions, Witch Hunts, Scandals, Corruption by Michael Kerrigan as our lens, this episode investigates how a persecuted religious movement became a durable global institution capable of inspiring both extraordinary service and organized coercion.
Kerrigan presents Catholic history as a profound institutional paradox. The same tradition that…
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