Why do black cats have such a bad reputation? Once bringers of divinity and good luck, but now associated with the devil and Halloween; find out the real history with Red & Scoot!

Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!

Sources:

https://archive.org/details/classicalcats00dona/page/182/mode/2up

https://feedsnitt.com/2018/12/25/vox-in-roma-what-a-small-change-in-history-can-do/

https://www.history.com/news/black-cats-superstitions

https://historycollection.com/thou-shalt-not-suffer-a-cat-to-live-why-pope-gregory-ixs-vox-in-rama-implicated-cats-in-devil-worship/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_abolendam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_IX

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stedinger_Crusade

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