It was taught that the devil invented cats. Furthermore, it was added that the devil himself would appear in the guise of a cat.

In the 1100s, the Knights Templar was created to guard people making pilgrimages to the Holy Land. They were regarded as noble and brave. The Knights began to garner wealth and power. They became corrupt and abused their power and were disliked, feared and no longer trusted.

In the 1300s, the Inquisition accused the knights of heresy. All of those living in France were arrested, jailed and brought to trial for heresy. Many confessed to devil worship. The devil appeared as a black cat. The Knights confessed to sacrificing young girls and babies to him. Other groups of people confessed to the same sins.

Even owning a cat was deemed to be evidence that one was a witch. People believed that witches could shapeshift into cats and cats, into witches. In the eighteenth century, the last witchcraft trial in England was held. The woman was convicted only because she had talked to the devil in feline form.

As “witches” were being persecuted, so were their familiars, their cats, and often before the witches’ trials started.

Then the church declared an open “war” of persecution of cats, not just as familiars, but, in and of themselves. First, Pope Gregory IX decreed that cats and the devil were linked. As a result, 962 cats were burned in Metz, France.

Pope Innocent VIII, during the Renaissance, enacted a law that all cats in Christendom be killed. Cats were continually killed. King Louis XIII of France revoked the law, but this did not stop cat killings. They were also tortured and, many times, purely for amusement.

Lets hope you don't have cats.....

 

Good GOD man....i love running over cats with my Jag. The irony of it huh...
Now i don't feel so bad....seems killing cats is a good thing...for amusement of course...

 

Wow, this post has gone wayyyy off track.
Anyhow, just to clarify things; yes, I was inquiring about C.A.T.S. or the Computer Active Technology Suspension. I was under the impression that it wasn't just S-type R that got it. I remember reading that it was offered as an option for the more "pedestrian" S-types, such as my 2001 4.0.
I found some wires going to the top of the front dampers and was curious what they could be for.

 

I'm relatively certain that only S-Types with C.A.T.S. have those wires going to the front shocks..
Another way to check is to take a ruler and go outside and measure the distance between the top arch of your fender and the tire.. take your car out for a drive.. once you hit 100mph put cruise control on (this is the speed at which the car lowers for aerodynamics).. get out and measure the same distance and if your cars one inch lower.... you have CATS!

and unfortunately your also dead....

 

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What ahorrible thing to say about cats...

Bear says he's gonna bite your *** for that...

 

But...but....the Pope said it was ok.......