tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411865498121175202.post5245738856237462938..comments2022-11-25T03:59:47.044-07:00Comments on Wounded Bird Takes Flight: Moors and RuinsJune Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411865498121175202.post-5769289755589050672009-03-22T02:53:00.000-06:002009-03-22T02:53:00.000-06:00The "servants" or "lay brothers" of the big Benedi...The "servants" or "lay brothers" of the big Benedictine and Cisterciensian Houses of yore were Serfs. <BR/><BR/>Serfs were a kind of Slaves (varying conditions over Time). <BR/><BR/>I find this, often "forgotten" fact, one of the most shocking things about the pretended "religious" life lived in times passed.Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411865498121175202.post-26412371882213310222009-03-21T14:36:00.000-06:002009-03-21T14:36:00.000-06:00I may have the details and some of the facts wrong...I may have the details and some of the facts wrong, but I'm sure the gist of <A HREF="http://clumber.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/mi5-issues-warning/" REL="nofollow">this story</A> is correct!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05346224469658951999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411865498121175202.post-81762346133791558002009-03-21T12:43:00.000-06:002009-03-21T12:43:00.000-06:00Great ratio of servants vs. management...probably ...Great ratio of servants vs. management...probably similar to the Palace of Akinola in Nigeria.Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667415590825321701noreply@blogger.com