Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig
flagellants were a brief and weird fad during the Black Death, i.e., the Middle Ages. They were denounced and thought bizarre at the time. Not all suffering was ever viewed as saintly. Nor was pleasure (e.g., joy!) viewed as inherently pagan. just wild — PolitiTweet.org
Scott the Wall Whisperer ✒ 📖 @soulson
@Prof_RBW This attitude goes back to the ancient Church; it was seen as virtuous to suffer, to eschew pleasure (ple… https://t.co/8AgWpZMRFM
