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Originally Posted by oojay
Are you referring to the Catholic church I assume?
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Yes. They established themselves at the expense of the Gnostics, who they treated as heretics.
Burnt their books and killed there followers.
Until the Nag Hammadi scrolls were found there was little known about Gnostic belief.
http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html
Edit: Kudos to adidasss for one of the most comprehensive and intelligent posts I've ever seen on these boards.