The black cat in folklore has been able to change into human shape to act as a spy or courier for witches or demons. When the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, they brought with them a devout faith in the Bible. They also brought a deepening suspicion of anything deemed of Satan and were a deeply suspicious group. They viewed the black cat as a companion, or a familiar to witches . Anyone caught with a black cat would be severely punished or even killed. They viewed the black cat as part demon and part sorcery . These superstitions led people to kill black cats. There is no evidence from England of regular large-scale massacres of "Satanic" cats, or of burning them in midsummer bonfires, as sometimes occurred elsewhere in Europe. In the present-day, many Christians including clergy, have black cats as pets whom they care for.
The black cat in folklore has been able to change into human shape to act as a spy or courier for witches or demons. When the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, they brought with them a devout faith in the Bible. They also brought a deepening suspicion of anything deemed of Satan and were deeply suspicious of other Christians, including Catholics, Quakers, Anglicans and Baptists. The Pilgrims viewed the black cat as a companion, or a familiar to witches , who were said to "use black cats as an integral part of their craft" . These superstitions led people to kill black cats. There is no evidence from England of regular large-scale massacres of "Satanic" cats, or of burning them in midsummer bonfires, as sometimes occurred elsewhere in Europe. In the present-day, many Westerners, including Christian clergy, have black cats as pets whom they care for.
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deeply suspicious of other Christians, including Catholics, Quakers, Anglicans and Baptists. The Pilgrims
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. Anyone caught with a black cat would be severely punished or even killed. They viewed the black cat as part demon and part sorcery
, who were said to "use black cats as an integral part of their craft"
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Christians including
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