>[!abstract] >_“Dieu reconnaîtra les siens”_ (“God will recognize His own”) is a phrase attributed to the papal legate Arnaud Amalric during the 1209 siege of Béziers, at the outset of the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars. When asked how to distinguish heretics from faithful Catholics before the assault, he allegedly replied, “Kill them all; God will recognize His own.” Whether apocryphal or not, the phrase endures as a chilling emblem of religious absolutism and moral abdication, encapsulating how appeals to divine judgment have been used to justify indiscriminate violence. It stands as a historical and ethical warning about the dangers of fanaticism and dehumanization in the name of righteousness. >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): — >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —