medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
--- "V. Kerry Inman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
>
> As a child, I was told to stay clear of the catholic priest
> because he had
> the power to put horns on you, even if you were a protestant.
To "put horns on" someone is of course to make him a cuckold, i.e. to
sleep with his wife. I could not swear on the Bible that no Catholic
priest has ever done this, though nowadays it is frowned on. However
anecdotes about priests doing so are common in the Middle Ages, eg The
Pardoner's Tale "Though she had slept with prestes two or three."
Bill.
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