Good. PJPII meant well, but I think he was mistaken in this policy. Pope Benedict was said from the start to be more of a realist on some of these silly ecumenical issues and especially on Islam.
And, by the way, the Inquisition is not as bad as it is often painted, either. In the period when tens of thousands of witches were being burned in northern Europe, the Italian Inquisition basically said that these women were not witches, just crazy. Even the Spanish Inquisition, which was pretty much under the control of the Holy Roman Emperor and/or the King of Spain, was not as bad as it's usually painted. Or, at least, no worse than the justice you got in most of the rest of Europe at that time. Anyone who has visited the dungeons of some the the European castles and chateaux will recognize that they were not pleasant places.
A Google search will turn up some of the latest historical work on the Inquisition. John Tedeschi's work is especially worth looking at.
The Spanish Inquisition and the resulting diaspora of Spain's Jews is still held in great disrepute among Jews.
Them were vile times, and there is not intergenerational guilt. But historical accuracy is proper, and the Spaniards did not acquit themselves well after defeating the Moors.
Judging by results, PJPII was an idiot.
And yes, I still consider myself Catholic.
Better. An advocate was assigned to defend the heretics and the conditions were much better. Common criminals were known to blaspheme in order to end up in the jurisdiction of the Inquisition and avoid the secular justice.