Talk:Quisition

There is no question but the Spanish Inquisition was an instrument of terror, more for the Spanish monarchy then the Catholic Church, however its death toll has been greatly exaggerated by Protestant historians. I say this BTW as a direct descendant of Marrano Jews, potential victims of the Inquisition - come to think if it for all I know some were.... Moriah

The Spanish Inquisition is regarded as a rather judicious and restrained example of its kind (it probably burned fewer than 1000 people.) That says something about the whole church at the time. The name of the Pope who authorised torture by the Inquisition was Innocent. --Old Dickens 23:20, 15 October 2008 (UTC)

Fewer then 1000 people over a span of three hundred years. That's a rather better record then say the Politburo isn't it? Frankly the Inquistion says a lot about human nature irregardless of religion. And about its times, after all German Protestants were busily burning witches, (whose numbers have also been greatly exaggerated) and making the Ashkenazim side of my family decide that farther east would be better for their health at about the same time the Sephardic side was packing up to move to the Netherlands. My ancestors have been driven out of some of the best countries in Europe. Moriah

Oh, yes. As I said, even among their contemporaries they were moderate murderers. Methods and technology improved constantly into the twentieth century. (The Politburo, although I don't think they were consulted in most of the executions, didn't claim divine authority.) --Old Dickens 02:55, 18 October 2008 (UTC)

As I believe I said above the Spanish Inquisition was more an instrument of the Spanish Crown then the Catholic Church. On the other hand they *did* claim to rule by divine right didn't they? Maybe I should have said KGB? And people are just as dead whether they're killed in the name of god or of historical progress aren't they? ```Moriah