There were multiple problems in that situation. Some of the cruelty came about due to an over-eager church acceptance of Islamic peoples who brought their cruel practices along with them.
What we are apparently poised to see (though we should earnestly pray for it) is a far cleaner spiritual victory.
If the church had made it less about themselves and more about the good Lord when they pursued the Inquisition, the Inquisition would not be the byword it is today.
I am just going through my entire catalog of “things I know” that may not be so today. After having my world utterly rocked perceptually last night I am still trying to sort out what is real and what is delusion. I either don’t have enough tinfoil in my hat or too much and I am still trying to find that “sweet spot”.