What was the name of act of burning people in late middle ages, because they had ideas that go against church?

Question

What was the name of act of burning people in late middle ages, because they had ideas that go against church's views?

Answer 1

Inquisition; they burned Jews, Muslims, and Christians who didn't share the same views as the Catholic church.

Answer 2

Heresy. Many were burned at the stake for daring to read aloud the scriptures to the populace. Others, such as Calvin and Martin Luther, were persecuted for their differing beliefs that ran counter to the Roman Catholic Church. William Tyndale, though he was burned at the stake for his contribution to mankind, was instrumental in having translated the Holy Scriptures from Latin, to Hebrew, and, finally, to English.

King Henry VIII, in vivid contrast, was the first monarch to allow access to the Holy Bible in English print. Yet without all those so-called heretics, having paid the ultimate price for their beliefs, such as Calvin, Luther, and Tyndale, the process of freedom of religion would not have come more quickly to us that take such freedoms as granted.

Answer 3

Well, heresy was the crime that got the people burned. They were generally gnostics who were killed by the church. Hope I helped and didnt miss your question too much. Here are some links:

Answer 4

Hi, It was clled simply "Burning at the stake" used for those who in particular practiced withcraft and herecy which is a religious opinion/doctrine which was in opposition to the catholic/christian doctrine. late 18th century was the era that this cruel punishment was extensively used! Hope I helped

Answer 5

it was known as religion.... untold millions have died through the centuries in the name of the church.

Currently, the Catholic Church has the blood of millions of black Africans on their hands dying of AIDs in sub-saharan Africa due to their ban on condoms.

Answer 6

burning at the stake.