It isn’t the Black Death Gilbert T. Sewall, The American Conservative Thursday, March 26, 2020 As an example of a biomedical catastrophe, the Black Death of the 14th century stands unmatched. The coronavirus, whatever global havoc it might wreak, is not even remotely in its league. The plague turned medieval existence upside down. © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
As an example of a biomedical catastrophe, the Black Death of the 14th century stands unmatched. The coronavirus, whatever global havoc it might wreak, is not even remotely in its league. The plague turned medieval existence upside down.
It isn’t the Black Death
Gilbert T. Sewall, The American Conservative
Thursday, March 26, 2020