we have an ordeal of justice. Abelard is not only one of the greatest philosopher (he is at the crossroad between ancient and modern philosophy, between creed and "I may be wrong but I can't be out of doubt"); he is a saint, the glory of caritas. He save his pupil Heloise. There was never sex cupidity in him. He wasn't covetous of sex. Canon Fulbert (the so called uncle of little Heloise) was: he is a pedocriminal of high style. He is the father of the little bastard Astrolabe, Heloise s son (fallen from the stars as Heloise called him). Abelard and his inconsolable schoolgirl never fornicated. They tried to escape the world of lubricious monks. They never married. This is the conclusion of a thorough study of the original Latin text. It's a must to reconsider the scandalous version of the facts reported everywhere. Church of this time had a double goal: erase the heterodox philosopher and to blanch monk Fulbert's trousers.
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