The Weavers Code, a Conspiracy Theory of the Cathars



In the 11th and 12th century, a Christian sect known as the Cathars swept through France. Amongst other things, they believed that matter was intrinsically evil and that Jesus could not have been both incarnate in the (sinful) flesh and still be the son of God (they believed that he was a prophet and mortal who died on the cross).

The Catholic Church saw the Cathars as dangerously heretical and in 1209, Pope Innocent III launched the Albigensian Crusade to wipe out the Cathars (in which about 1 million people were killed).

Legend has it that four Cathar priests escaped with a sacred scroll, believed to have been written by Jesus himself, and hid pieces of the scroll around the world for safekeeping. They encoded the locations of these scrolls by weaving codes into cloths (Weaving was big for the Cathars - they even called themselves The Weavers).

And now, according to conspiracy theorists, the surviving Cathars/Weavers have initiated a sinister plan that will change the future of mankind….

Here’s a short clip at History of the Cathars, which you’ll probably find quite entertaining if you like The Da Vinci Code sort of thing: Link [Flash video] - Thanks Sam Alexander!


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Posted on April 29, 2008 at 11:49 am by Alex
Category: Paranormal, Religion



21 Comments to "The Weavers Code, a Conspiracy Theory of the Cathars"

  • John Giotta
    April 29th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

    So let me get this straight. Sin is matter; morality is decided by density?

  • kid_icarus
    April 29th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    it’s not april 1st again is it?

  • Christophe
    April 29th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    the Albigensian Crusade “created” the first Inquisition. Talibans cannot teach us anything : been there, done that.

  • Ali S.
    April 29th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Mmmm. I love me a conspiracy! :)

  • Video Game Dork
    April 29th, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    “Pope *Innocent* III launched the Albigensian Crusade to wipe out the Cathars (in which about 1 million people were killed).”

    That pretty much summarizes the catholic church (and what’s wrong with a lot of religion.)

    And I am not an athiest.

  • student of plato
    April 29th, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    Actually. That theory is quite similar to the Christian Gnostic belief system - just taken to its rational extreme. Wouldn’t be surprised if that was the root of the Cathar belief system. Also the year 2012 is no coincidence either. That’s the end of the Mayan calendar which is the favorite date of the end of the current state of existence (not 2000 mind you).

  • student of plato
    April 29th, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    Also would I be mistaken in correcting that video by saying that the most dangerous heresy to challenge the church was the Aryan heresy (Jesus was not divine) which was widespread in Europe throughout the days of the early church. It wasn’t until the creation and use of the nicene creed that the heresy was exterminated.

  • Powell
    April 29th, 2008 at 3:31 pm

    Wow, was that dumb.
    Is there any filtering applied to content here? Or does just anything get the go ahead?

  • CheeseDuck
    April 29th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

    HOLY CRAP! 2012 AGAIN!

  • Luke Bosshard
    April 29th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    any credibility that this video had went down the drain with Dr Patric Walsh Atkins brilliant performance. maybe the bowtie was a little too much.

  • CheeseDuck
    April 29th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    I don’t think any non-Christians would care about what these guys have to say.

  • girard32
    April 29th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    There are many logical flaws in this piece, beginning with the hypnotic effect of Dr. Atkins’ hair, which may contain clues to the scrolls in it.

    The general state of anarchy proposed by most end times literature (the Revelations, Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”, Mad Max, et al) leads me to the believe the end times will in reality consist of happiness and cake. Chocolate cake. With milk chocolate icing.

  • vertol
    April 29th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    “That pretty much summarizes the catholic church (and what’s wrong with a lot of religion.)”

    Actually, this pretty much summarizes what’s wrong with a lot of religion:

    In the words of Ayn Rand, “The good, say the mystics of spirit, is God, a being whose only definition is that he is beyond man’s power to conceive—a definition that invalidates man’s consciousness and nullifies his concepts of existence . . . Man’s mind, say the mystics of spirit, must be subordinated to the will of God . . . Man’s standard of value, say the mystics of spirit, is the pleasure of God, whose standards are beyond man’s power of comprehension and must be accepted on faith . . . The purpose of man’s life . . . is to become an abject zombie who serves a purpose he does not know, for reasons he is not to question.”

  • Louisa
    April 29th, 2008 at 8:14 pm

    I must be dense tonight but I’m still not clear on what these Cathars believe. I guess I just don’t understand religious thought in general.
    That or I just got distracted by the good doctor’s bow tie and matching handkerchief.

  • ted
    April 29th, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    Oh, god, now they’re quoting Ayn Rand. Somebody shoot me…

  • Louisa
    April 29th, 2008 at 9:52 pm

    ted, I wasn’t going to say it, but I was thinking it. :)

  • just a guy
    April 30th, 2008 at 1:06 am

    Ayn Rand?! AAARRRGGGG

  • jesus was a gay man
    April 30th, 2008 at 10:30 am

    If its true its true, no matter who says it…Jesus loving brainwashed freaks.

    Oh Look its the second coming!!!! ZOMG!!!!!!! Chariots of fire and everything!!!!!!
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    Made you look.

  • edvard
    April 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am

    Baigent and Leigh covered this in “Holy Blood, Holy Grail”

    Not much has happened since then.

  • Ed Hanz
    April 30th, 2008 at 4:33 pm

    Utter hogwash. The Cathar conspiracy theory was put to rest some time ago and very publicly.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

    I can’t believe it is still making the rounds. Guess that’s the joy of the internet.

  • Bobo Lobo
    April 30th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    Oh yes, the evil Catholic Church. They didn’t have bomb vests back then I guess.

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