Inquisition

1. Inquisition “Kill them all; God will know his own” - Arnauld Amalric Abbot of Cîteaux , 1209

2. The act of inquiring Judicial or official inquiry or examination usually before a jury Former Roman Catholic tribunal for the discovery and punishment of heresy An investigation conducted with little regard for individual rights Severe questioning Definition from Merrium -Webster Dictionary

3. 13 th C Papal Inquisition Cathars and Waldensians Dissented Christians 14 th C Medieval Inquisition Knights Templar and Beguines Joan of Arc 15 th C Spanish Inquisition Muslim and Jewish peoples 16 th C Roman Inquisition Protestants and free thinkers Galileo Timeline

4. Pope Innocent III-formal existence. Fourth Lateran Council- new set of religious laws to dictate the beliefs and practices of obedient Christians. Laws that outline the punishment of disobedient Christians. Garments to keep dissenters apart. 12 th Century

5. Theological monopoly Purify Christianity Political authority Weaken opposition Profit from property Reduce social tensions Motives

6. Indexes of prohibited books Religious works Translations of the Bible Suspect of Dogma Basis of ideology or belief system cannot be changed or replaced without affecting the system’s paradigm Offenses: Witchcraft Blasphemy-verbal Bigamy-morals Sodomy-sexual offense/Canon Law Freemasonry-atheism/seduced Censorship and Offenses

7. Accusation Detention Trial Torture Sentencing Confession

8. Most torture used at this time is still utilized to this day. Forms of torture: The rack The wheel Pear Brazen bull The Spanish boot Heretics fork Water and Fire Go to: www.occasionalhell.com/infdevice Torture

9. Pope Paul III 1542 Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition Staffed by cardinals Maintain the integrity of the faith and examine/proscribe errors and false doctrines. Watch dogs Joseph Ratzinger Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

10. Abolished by Charles IV for fear of the French Revolution and holy offices were condemned by the populist Reconstituted by Ferdinand VII in 1814 Abolished again during the Ominous Decade. Formally abolished in 1834 by Regent Maria Christina Outcome Wealth acquired Displaced People 600 years to an end