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== Why? Why Joan? Why her suffering? == | |||
It confounds the honest reader the betrayals, denials, and injustices that Joan suffered. | |||
I have a theory. | |||
Mark Twain's account relates <blockquote>And now, by order of Cauchon, an ecclesiastic named Nicho- las Midi preached a sermon, wherein he explained that when a branch of the vine — which is the Church — becomes diseased and corrupt, it must be cut away or it will corrupt and destroy the whole vine. He made it appear that Joan, through her wickedness, was a menace and a peril to the Church's purity and holiness, and her death therefore necessary. When he was come to the end of his discourse he turned toward her and paused a moment, then he said — "Joan, the Church can no longer protect you. Go in peace !"</blockquote>The dead vine cut off was England! | |||
> Henry VIII | |||
== The prophecies of Joan of Arc == | == The prophecies of Joan of Arc == | ||