The Horrors of the Church and Its Holy Inquisition

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The Inquisition was an ecclesiastical court and process of the Roman Catholic Church setup for the purpose towards the discovery and punishment of heresy which wielded immense power and brutality in medieval and early modern times. The Inquisitions function was principally assembled to repress all heretics of rights, depriving them of their estate and assets which became subject to the ownership of the Catholic treasury, with each relentlessly sought to destroy anyone who spoke, or even thought differently to the Catholic Church. This system for close to over six centuries became the legal framework throughout most of Europe that orchestrated one of the most confound religious orders in the course of mankind.

Inquisition Procedure

At root the word Inquisition signifies as little of evil as the primitive "inquire," or the adjective inquisitive, but as words, like persons, lose their characters by bad associations, so "Inquisition" has become infamous and hideous as the name of an executive department of the Roman Catholic Church.

All crimes and all vices are contained in this one word Inquisition. Murder, robbery, arson, outrage, torture, treachery, deceit, hypocrisy, cupidity, holiness. No other word in all languages is so hateful as this one that owes its abhorrent preeminence to its association with the Roman Church.

In the Dark Side of Christian History, Helen Ellerbe describes how the same men who had been both prosecutor and judge decided upon the sentence of heresy. Once an Inquisitor arrived to a heresy-ridden district, a 40 day period of grace was usually allowed to all who wished to confess by recanting their faith.

After this period of grace had finished, the inhabitants were then summoned to appear before the Inquisitor. Citizens accused of heresy would be woken in the dead of night, ordered, if not gagged, and then escorted

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[patriot torch]

"Anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of God which conflicts with Church dogma must be burned without pity."

- Pope Innocent III

[wildcard_redneck]

The Inquisition was horrible for some Europeans but it removed the insidious curse of Islam from Spain for 600 years.

[fidelis]

What is the Inquisition?

[Seruzawa]

Not nearly as many people were killed by the Inquisition than have been murdered by socialist inquisitions. And are still murdered today in such garden spots as Cuba and North Korea.

[Who is John Galt?]

Many years ago, I commuted to work every day in a van pool. One morning, an otherwise intelligent young engineer sitting in front of me was talking with another passenger, about the evils associated with religion. The engineer declared, "The Spanish Inquisition murdered more people than any other group in human history!"

I normally minded my own business, but I couldn't help myself - I literally burst out laughing! I asked him, "What, are you crazy? The communists butchered 100 million people this century, and they're atheists! And the century ain't over yet!"

The conversation shifted to different subjects after that...

;>)

[sauropod]

Bkmk for review

[Angelino97]

For another perspective, see this Defense of the Inquisition.

[Angelino97]

You might want to bookmark my post 7, to get both sides.

[Hoboto]

I started humming the Inquisition song from “History of the World, Part 1”.

Mel Brooks is a national treasure.

[fidelis]

The engineer declared, "The Spanish Inquisition murdered more people than any other group in human history!"

Just goes to show you that people that are in STEM related careers may be smart in their particular field, but they're not smart about everything. I worked with actual rocket scientists for years, and I could tell you some stories...

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I worked with actual rocket scientists for years, and I could tell you some stories...

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I’m also sure that the victims of the Inquisition also had some things to tell, just like altar boys would.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[xoxox]

“Take care that no one among you has a wicked, disbelieving heart.” - Hebrews 3:12.

[dfwgator]

“It’s better to lose your skullcap than your skull.”

[patriot torch]

I’m also sure that the rcc sought every opportunity to cover up the truths regarding those they’ve martyred over the years. Similar in many ways to the cover-up of abused children!

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Hoo boy.

It's been a while since I've read so many old myths of the Inquisition in one place.

Also, the fact it relies so much on Helen Ellerbe's work pretty much renders the whole thing unworthy as a reliable take, because Ellerbe is a feminist with a penchant for revising history to fit her vision of the world. To put it simply, Ellerbe's work has so many historical and theological errors that it ruins the credibility of any piece relying on it (such as the above post on the Inquisition).

[fidelis]

I’m also sure that the victims of the Inquisition also had some things to tell, just like altar boys would.

I'm sure God and the people in your lifetime you have sinned against likewise have stories to tell. Unless, that is, you are without sin.

[patriot torch]

I’m certain there are PLENTY MORE accounts of the Inquisition. Are you challenging me to post those as well for confirmation?

If you can’t discredit the message seek to discredit the messenger right?

Right out of the playback

“Pick the target,freeze it,personalize it, and polarize it” ~ saul alinski rules for radicals

[Tell It Right]

Just goes to show you that people that are in STEM related careers may be smart in their particular field, but they're not smart about everything.

I agree 100%, and I'm a code jokey. LOL

What I've found is that us STEM nerds are very knowledgeable about a few topics from our personal interests, while knowing almost nothing about everything else. It's like we prioritize our mental bandwidth to be experts on a few topics, at the cost of knowing nothing else.

Thus, I've had deeper Bible discussions with fellow programmers who are Christians, than I've had even with pastor friends. Perhaps it's an Alabama thing too (read: high percentage of Protestants -- Sola Scriptura is important to us -- Bible knowledge is important to us even if we're not pastors).

Or as Tyndale told his inquisitoring bishop: I will cause the boy who pushes the plow to know the Scripture more than you.

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I’m sure God and the people in your lifetime you have sinned against likewise have stories to tell. Unless, that is, you are without sin.

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difference being I’m not the leader of a RELIGION ordering the torture and murder of countless victims while pretending to act by the authority of (or replacement of) God! In order to maintain control and power over the peasents!