2007-01-29 02:06:48 · 12 answers · asked by McQ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I have read a lot of historical material on the inquisition and you know what it really wasn`t that bad,do some yourself and see.
2007-01-29 02:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
There is quite a good book on the Inquisition, can't remember the title though it might just be 'Inquisition', and as I recall I don't think its even officially ended. The Spanish part was merely the most egregious.
2007-01-29 10:11:32 · answer #2 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean the Inquisition..an italian based org. nobody is standing up for the spanish Inquisition which reported to the spanish Crown.
2007-01-29 10:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The king and queen of Spain asked the Vatican to send an Inquisitor to Spain to conduct trials on whether certain Catholics were true to the faith. If the catholic was found not to be true, they were declared a heretic and turned over to the Spanish civil authorities for punishment. It is the Spanish king and queen who ordered the torture and murder of the heretics.
2007-01-29 10:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To the contrary, the Vatican has openly admitted that the methods of the Inquisition were brutal and dishonest and apologized--numerous times--for the evils carried out in the name of the Church during that period.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/pope_apo.htm
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0003/12/sm.06.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/pope/story/0,,1697941,00.html
http://www.servetus.org/es/news-events/articulos/20060401.htm
2007-01-29 10:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The spanish crown should appologize, not the Catholic church. The church didn't authorize the inquisiton it was started by the king and queen of spain. When the church found out what was going they put a stop to it.
2007-01-29 10:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by sister steph 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Apologize or not....nobody ever expects the Spanish Inquistion! (Python fans will get it.)
2007-01-29 10:18:50 · answer #7 · answered by catrionn 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you haven't noticed the Vatican has never been terribly good at modeling Christ.
2007-01-29 10:10:35 · answer #8 · answered by james p 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Because the church speaks god's thoughts, and god's thoughts are infallable you worm, don't question the validity of the church or you will be burned for heresy!
2007-01-29 10:13:28 · answer #9 · answered by poseidenneptune 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If it wasn't all that bad, as you say, then why apologise?
2007-01-29 10:13:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋