Probably the same person who defended the Spanish Inquisition -— you know, because the Spanish Jews were forced to convert at the tip of the sword (or be thrown into the ocean), they had better be good Roman Catholics.
***Probably the same person who defended the Spanish Inquisition -— ***
A love hate relationship. Bad because it forced jews to convert, good because it forced Moslems to convert. and 100 years later they forced unconverted moslems out of Spain.
Rest assured the Religion Forum is not a safe haven for those who seek to regurgitate false anti-Catholic sound bites. Errors will be pointed out.
The Spanish Inquisition was conducted by the secular Spanish government, not the Catholic Church. It had made not being a Christian synonymous with treason because it undermined the royal rule by divine right of kings. It was also done to root out the vestiges of Sharia law following 700 years of Muslim rule.
Jewbacca:
The Spainish Inquisition did not force Jews to Convert. The choice was be deported or convert if you wish to stay in Spain. The Inquisition was an investigation of heretical Catholics, many of which were former Jews who had converted “conversos” but were secretly conspiring with the Moslems who Spain was engaged in a a war of re-conquest since the Moslems invaded Spain in the 7th century.
All the inquisition in the end actually did to Jews was expel them from the country. I don’t have the exact date but I think it was Queen Isabella’s edict issued in December in 1492. The Jews were given 3 months to wind up their affairs and then deported.
The Moslems after being finally defeated were forced to leave immediately and return back to Northern Africa and Middle east from whence they came.
When one such as yourself wants to flame in a post, you should at least get your history and the historical context correct. Both groups were given the chance to convert but it was not at the sword. It was deportation or conversion, although Jews were treated less harshly than the moslems as again, the Jews were given 3 months to sell their property and take their belongings with them.
The Moslems on the other hand, it was basically your deported and gone from Spain.