...extremely pressed with many calamities; amongst which there is one that most of all affects us, which is, that the catholic faith is extremely shaken in this...diocese; and St. Peter's boat is so violently tossed by the waves that it is in great danger of sinking !" Hence we may see that Languedoc was full of the...

...extremely pressed with many calamities, among which there is one which most of all affects us, namely, that the Catholic faith is extremely shaken in this...diocese ; and St. Peter's boat is so violently tossed by the waves, that it is in danger of sinking." l In the like tone writes Henry, Abbot of Clairvaux,...

...1163, speaks of the "heresy" as having "infected many provinces." The Archbishop of Narbonne, writes, that " the Catholic faith is extremely shaken in this our diocese." And the Abbot of Clairvaux, that " the heretics made themselves priests and evangelists." While constantly...

...extremely pressed with many calamities, among which there is one which most of all affects us, namely, that the Catholic faith is extremely shaken in this...diocese ; and St. Peter's boat is so violently tossed by the waves, that it is m danger of sinking." Henry, Abbot of Clairvaux, also lamented " that this...

...extremely pressed with many calamities, amongst which there is one that most of all affects us, which is, that the Catholic faith is extremely shaken in this...diocese, and St. Peter's boat is so violently tossed by the waves, that it is in great danger of sinking."72 Still further testimony is given by Pope Leo,...