If the Africans and Arabs were ruling Spain from 711 to 1492, had they destroyed the Catholic church, … - John Henrik Clarke

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John Henrik Clarke

If the Africans and Arabs were ruling Spain from 711 to 1492, had they destroyed the Catholic church, they still would be ruling Spain to this day because that's the institution that held them together. The institute that gave them the only hope was their church. This is why we are so depressed because the institutions of hope that would cause fulfillment amongst us has either been destroyed or laughed at.

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