[Zionist Conspirator]

I t was not the purpose of the Crusades to convert anyone to Christianity but to liberate Christians in the Holy Land from Turkish barbarians who had recently taken control of Jerusalem. Nor was it the purpose of the Inquisition. That was to root out Jews and Muslims who had pretended to convert to Christianity but who secretly practiced their old faiths. We Christians have been more inclined to treat our own badly than the heathen.

They practiced their old faiths secretly because their conversions were forced and not sincere. If you threaten to kill someone if he doesn't convert to your religion don't be surprised if he "practices his old faith secretly."

[RobbyS]

According to Kamen, the irony was that many of the Jews who converted were zealous for the new faith and prospered under the Spanish Crown and in the Church. So much so that the ‘old’ Catholics wanted to ‘get’ them, or at least their fortunes.