Prostitution was taxed so successfully and for so long in Christian Europe that income from it is what paid to build many major churches. When it ceased to be taxed (and therefore regulated, which included medical checks), outbreaks of venereal disease soared. https://twitter.com/rievaulx_/status/1339018806178537477 …
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Oh, there you go using books and facts, as opposed to that guy's firm beliefs adrift from reality.
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Oh, bless you for this info and this source!
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Huh. That passage refers to the "syphilitic pope Sixtus IV". But it seems that the first confirmed cases of syphilis in Europe were in 1495 during the Italian campaign, while Sixtus IV died in 1484. Some dispute the 1495 date, but how reliable is this description?
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Thanks for the book recommendation!
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