Was the Vatican the cause of the Dark Ages?

Matt Rigsby is right, and in addition “the Vatican” did not really become powerful until the 11th century CE. read more

The dark ages from 600 to 1200 are a period of freedom and independance for paesants, women, commonal and decentralized structures. It was caused by the collapse of the greeko-roman military and economical abusive structures. read more

The Dark Ages were a period of rapid expansion of Arab civilizsation across North Africa, Spain and parts of the Middle East. And of course neither Chinese or Indian civilizations had a Dark Ages. Why did the western Roman Empire fall. The barbarian incursions of the era were one factor. read more

Many people erroneously believe that the dark ages were caused by the Catholic Church and its hatred of science/love of superstition, and its dominant control of the mind of man during what has been called the “medieval” or “dark ages.” But nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, just the opposite is true. read more