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The alleged horrors of the Inquisition...

Alleged? The implication from the use of alleged is the same as making quote marks with the fingers. It is to cast doubt on the occurrence of Inquisitional horrors. However, in the writer's own words...

the most serious historical studies have henceforth recognized that the Inquisition ..condemned relatively few people to the flames, and which only employed torture in exceptional cases.

If incinerating living beings and torturing people over religious beliefs do not constitute horror, then Saddam Hussein has been greviously mistreated.

This is a disgusting piece of self-serving soft-pedaling worthy of OJ Simpson's lawyers.

This is a disgusting piece of self-serving soft-pedaling worthy of OJ Simpson's lawyers.

I think the author chose the word "alleged" to counter the prevailing mentality amongst protestants that thousands upon thousands were slaughted for their beliefs during the Inquisition at the hands of evil Catholics, while the truth is something rather different.

If incinerating living beings and torturing people over religious beliefs do not constitute horror, then Saddam Hussein has been greviously mistreated.

Actually, Saddam was quite tolerate of religious beliefs, especially those of the Iraqi Christians, who are now leaving in droves as "liberation" sets in. Do you find it "horrible" that we incinerated 6,000-10,000 Iraqis in the name of "liberation" and mentally and physically tortured the falsely-held prisoners of Abu Ghraib over several months before the public was made aware, or are you just interested in sticking to the topic at hand and insulting the author of this piece over semantic difficulties?

"Alleged? The implication from the use of alleged is the same as making quote marks with the fingers...This is a disgusting piece of self-serving soft-pedaling worthy of OJ Simpson's lawyers."

BUMP for the truth.