THE BASTARD AND THE CHURCH:
Why did my parents stay and why have I?
Bastard – what a strange word. Is it a curse? Is it a child born of a high status person? Or is it a child born of unwed parents?
Language is forever changing and thus the meaning of the words like “bastard” change. The origins are varied. In medieval Latin (bastum); in German bankling; and in the 13th century France bastard. In England as early as 1000s…
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