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To: Natural Law; annalex
"Were the Jews slaughtered by the Inquisition part of the church in Rome?" They were no different than those slaughtered in the Holocaust, tragic victims of ignorance and hatred. In reality Muslims were the main target of the Spanish Inquisition because they represented a disruptive enemy presence.

No. The Spanish Inquisition did not persecute public Jews or Muslims. It was only concerned with public, baptized Catholics who were secretly working to overthrow church and state. Some of these public Catholics were known as Marranos, secret Jews, and Mariscos, secret Muslims. This was great problem since many Marranos had attained the rank of bishop and were destroying dioceses and religious orders. Moriscos were assisting Muslim raiders from North Africa who murdered and enslaved entire towns along the southern coasts of Spain.

On the whole, the Spanish Inquisition was a very worthy and successful Christian enterprise that took great care to guard against racial bigotry toward Jews and North Africans.

Today, many offices of bishop and cardinal have been captured by unrepentant homosexuals who work as a conscious fifth column to destroy the Church from within. Catholics desperately need to revive the Holy Inquisition as a means to restore the purity of Church offices once again.

1,004 posted on 11/06/2010 7:41:27 PM PDT by mas cerveza por favor
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To: mas cerveza por favor; Natural Law
The Spanish Inquisition did not persecute public Jews or Muslims. It was only concerned with public, baptized Catholics who were secretly working to overthrow church and state

That is the understanding that I have as well, thanks.

1,096 posted on 11/08/2010 5:38:06 AM PST by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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