What was the Roman Inquisition?

Question

In BIble class we have to do a project on the Roman Inquisition and I have no idea what it is. HELP!!!!!!

Also I am only in the 7th grade so please make it in words i know.

Answer 1

The Roman Inquisition was a system of tribunals developed by the papacy during the second half of the 16th century, responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of a wide array of crimes related to heresy, including sorcery, blasphemy, and witchcraft, as well for censorship of printed literature. The tribunals covered most of the Italian peninsula and also existed in isolated pockets of papal jurisdiction in other parts of Europe, including Avignon, in France. The Congregation of the Holy Office, one of the original 15 congregations of the Roman curia created by Sixtus V in 1588, presided over the activity of the local tribunals. While the Roman Inquisition was originally designed to combat the spread of Protestantism in Italy, the institution outlived its original purpose, and the system of tribunals lasted until the mid 18th century, when the Italian states began to suppress the local inquisitions, effectively eliminating the power of the church to prosecute heretical crimes.

The Pope appointed one cardinal to preside over the meetings. There were usually ten other cardinals on the Congregation, as well as a prelate and two assistants all chosen from the Dominican Order. The Holy Office also had an international group of consultants, experienced scholars of theology and canon law, who advise it on specific questions. In 1616 these consultants gave their assessment of the propositions that the Sun is immobile and at the center of the universe and that the Earth moves around it, judging both to be "foolish and absurd in philosophy," and the first to be "formally heretical" and the second "at least erroneous in faith" in theology. This assessment led to Copernicus's De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium to be placed on the Index of Forbidden Books, until revised and Galileo Galilei to be admonished about his Copernicanism. It was this same body in 1633 that tried Galileo, condemned him for a "grave suspicion of heresy", and banned all his works.

Not all prosecutions of alleged heretics, atheists and other deviations from the Catholic faith were prosecuted by the Inquisition. In some countries, such as France under the ancien régime, atheists and blasphemers could be prosecuted by civilian courts, with the possible penalty of death.

Among the subjects of this Inquisition were Francesco Patrizi, Giordano Bruno, Tommaso Campanella, Girolamo Cardano, and Galileo Galilei. Of these, only Bruno was executed; Galileo died under house arrest and Campanella spent many years in prison.

Answer 2

The Roman (or bigger but spanish inquisition) used to be wherein the church actually totured someone they claimed to be a heretic. The "heretic" used to be simplest consider to be totured till he recanted (admitted he used to be mistaken) however ususally they "located" some thing else mistaken and persevered the torture or they with no trouble burned them on the stake. All the heretics who might now not recant had been burned. The catholic church selected people who fairly did oppose them and in addition generally with no trouble made examples of humans over little matters. btw - it wasnt with no trouble the jews it used to be someone who didn't strictly comply with the church buildings ridiculous and unbiblical regulations(i dont imply Catholics now i am regarding the clergy's obsession w/ vigour again then) The banning of books used to be in most cases the Bible and something that went in opposition to the churche's teachings. Or something the pope simply did not maintain.

Answer 3

Don't know what that is but you could look it up on wikipedia.org. They might have it.