tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post4185325571423918862..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: We Need a Nationwide St. Scholastica Day RiotCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-38347185219420442802015-04-30T10:06:11.241-07:002015-04-30T10:06:11.241-07:00Medieval history student here, although I did it a...Medieval history student here, although I did it as a minor and I've continued on via self-study post-graduation.<br /><br />Here's some additional fuel for the fire: the first universities were theological seminaries, and the students were technically clergy once they enrolled. This meant they had the protection of the church and the secular authorities because clergy were inviolate, assaulting one carried the penalty of excommunication.<br /><br />Of course the university students knew this, and would deliberately start fights knowing that anyone who struck them would burn in hell.daniel_reamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403549053471947069noreply@blogger.com