[SJackson]

I've heard the "inquisition wasn't so bad" line a number of times. "Dishonest" converts (Protestant too, not all Jewish), they got what they deserved. Who can blame the Spanish for that?

[safisoft]

I've heard the "inquisition wasn't so bad" line a number of times.

It is like reading an article in the Saudi opinion pages. Maybe the shills for the violence of the Catholic church is who the mullahs learned it from.

only mild torture... only their property was taken...

I have a better understanding of what drove the Puritans to leave Europe.