The Cathars could be seen as prefiguring Protestantism in that they denied transubstantiation, purgatory, prayers for the dead and prayers to saints. They also believed that the scriptures should be read in the vernacular.
The Cathars could be seen as prefiguring Protestantism in that they denied transubstantiation purgatory, prayers for the dead and prayers to saints. They, also believed that the scriptures should be read in the vernacular.