Th?? c?ll th?m th? C?t?c?m? S?ints – ?nci?nt R?m?n c???s?s th?t w??? ?xh?m?? ???m th? c?t?c?m?s ?? R?m?, ?iv?n ?ictiti??s n?m?s ?n? s?nt ?????? ?s ??lics ?? s?ints ???m th? 16th c?nt??? t? th? 19th c?nt???. Th?? w??? ??c???t?? with ?xt??m? l?vishn?ss, ?s ??? c?n s?? ??l?w.
B?t wh? – wh? w??l? th?? ?? ??c???t?? with s?ch l?x???? W??? th?? ?ct??ll? ???i?? lik? this, ?? ?i? s?m?thin? ?ls? h????n? W?ll, th?? ???n’t ?ct??ll? s?ints in th? st?ict s?ns?, th???h s?m? ?? th?m m?? ?? ???l? Ch?isti?n m??t??s. D??in? th? 15th c?nt???, w?st??n E????? w?s sh?k?n ?? th? B??l??nst??m – th? st?t?? ???? – ? t??m ?s?? ??? ??t????ks ?? ??st??cti?n ?? ??li?i??s im???. D??in? th?s? s??t?s ?? ic?n?cl?sm, C?th?lic ??t ?n? m?n? ???ms ?? ch??ch ?ittin?s ?n? ??c???ti?n w??? ??st????? in ?n???ici?l ?? m?? ?cti?ns.
Th?? c?ll th?m th? C?t?c?m? S?ints – ?nci?nt R?m?n c???s?s th?t w??? ?xh?m?? ???m th? c?t?c?m?s ?? R?m?, ?iv?n ?ictiti??s n?m?s ?n? s?nt ?????? ?s ??lics ?? s?ints ???m th? 16th c?nt??? t? th? 19th c?nt???. Th?? w??? ??c???t?? with ?xt??m? l?vishn?ss, ?s ??? c?n s?? ??l?w.
B?t wh? – wh? w??l? th?? ?? ??c???t?? with s?ch l?x???? W??? th?? ?ct??ll? ???i?? lik? this, ?? ?i? s?m?thin? ?ls? h????n? W?ll, th?? ???n’t ?ct??ll? s?ints in th? st?ict s?ns?, th???h s?m? ?? th?m m?? ?? ???l? Ch?isti?n m??t??s. D??in? th? 15th c?nt???, w?st??n E????? w?s sh?k?n ?? th? B??l??nst??m – th? st?t?? ???? – ? t??m ?s?? ??? ??t????ks ?? ??st??cti?n ?? ??li?i??s im???. D??in? th?s? s??t?s ?? ic?n?cl?sm, C?th?lic ??t ?n? m?n? ???ms ?? ch??ch ?ittin?s ?n? ??c???ti?n w??? ??st????? in ?n???ici?l ?? m?? ?cti?ns.
‘Th?? h?? t? ?? h?n?l?? ?? th?s? wh? h?? t?k?n ? s?c??? v?w t? th? ch??ch – th?s? w??? ??li?v?? t? ?? m??t??s ?n? th?? c??l?n’t h?v? j?st ?n??n? h?n?lin? th?m. Th?? w??? s?m??ls ?? th? ??ith t?i?m?h?nt ?n? w??? m??? s?ints in th? m?nici??liti?s. On? ?? th? ???s?ns th?? w??? s? im???t?nt w?s n?t ??? th?i? s?i?it??l m??it, which w?s ???tt? ???i??s, ??t ??? th?i? s?ci?l im???t?nc?