How accurate is the claim that the Catholic Church ordered cats to be killed en masse and worsened the Black Plague?

by Shockh

I've seen people say this multiple times, but also that this is an anti-Catholic myth. What is the consensus of historians?

mikedash

I covered this supposed order in the course of giving a much longer answer on the Black Death in Poland. You might like to review that response while waiting for fresh answers to your query …