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Catholics (and especially Jesuits) were given the task of baptizing natives and turning them into Christians. The church often came into conflict with the ruli
by panzagl 10y ago
Catholics (and especially Jesuits) were given the task of baptizing natives and turning them into Christians. The church often came into conflict with the ruling class over their treatment. Other Christian churches often had the same obligations.
- mikeash 10y agoI'm not sure what that has to do with it. Everybody was religious, of course there were religious people on both sides of the "should we murder everybody in sight?" question.