[ĭńkwĭ-zĭsh́ən, ĭnǵ-]
(n.)The act of inquiring into a matter; an investigation. See synonyms at…
(n.)An inquest.
(n.)A tribunal formerly held in the Roman Catholic Church and directed at…
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Inquisition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Inquisition can refer to any one of several institutions charged with trying and convicting heretics (or other offenders against canon law) within the Catholic Church. It may refer to: ...
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Spanish Inquisition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Spanish Inquisition was an ecclesiastical tribunal started in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their ...
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An inquisition is a special Church institution for suppressing heresy. To understand inquisitions, you must first understand two important facts. ... How little we are to trust the vaunted impartiality of Henry Charles Lee, the American historian of the Inquisition, we may here illustrate by an example. In his "History of...
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The Inquisition was a Roman Catholic tribunal for discovery and punishment of heresy, which was marked by the severity of questioning and punishment and lack of rights afforded to the accused.
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Sooner or later, any discussion of apologetics with Fundamentalists will address the Inquisition. To non-Catholics it is a scandal; to Catholics, an embarrassment; to both, a confusion. It is a handy stick for Catholic-bashing, simply because most Catholics seem at a loss for a sensible reply.
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Article outlining the origins of the Inquisition and its Spanish and Roman variants. ... The Inquisition was a permanent institution in the Catholic Church charged with the eradication of heresies. Unlike many other religions (e.g., Buddhism, Judaism), the Catholic Church has a hierarchical structure with a central bureaucracy.
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An introduction to the origins of the Inquisition by David Burr. ... When medieval people used the word "inquisition," they were referring to a judicial technique, not an organization. There was , in fact, no such thing as "the Inquisition" in the sense of an impersonal organization with a chain of command.
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The Inquisition cost lss than 6,000 lives in 500 years, abortion costs 1,000,000 lives every year ... Introduction to the Inquisition ... There is not one Catholic alive today who participated in the Inquisition. They all died centuries ago. Every one of them had to face God. God knows the heart of every individual involved...
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