When Jesus started the Spanish Inquisition did he already have the torture instruments or did he develope them

Answer 1

Modern historians have long known that the popular view of the Inquisition is a myth. The Inquisition was actually an attempt by the Catholic Church to stop unjust executions.

Heresy was a capital offense against the state. Rulers of the state, whose authority was believed to come from God, had no patience for heretics. Neither did common people, who saw heretics as dangerous outsiders who would bring down divine wrath.

When someone was accused of heresy in the early Middle Ages, they were brought to the local lord for judgment, just as if they had stolen a pig. It was not to discern whether the accused was really a heretic. The lord needed some basic theological training, very few did. The sad result is that uncounted thousands across Europe were executed by secular authorities without fair trials or a competent judge of the crime.

The Catholic Church's response to this problem was the Inquisition, an attempt to provide fair trials for accused heretics using laws of evidence and presided over by knowledgeable judges.

From the perspective of secular authorities, heretics were traitors to God and the king and therefore deserved death. From the perspective of the Church, however, heretics were lost sheep who had strayed from the flock. As shepherds, the pope and bishops had a duty to bring them back into the fold, just as the Good Shepherd had commanded them. So, while medieval secular leaders were trying to safeguard their kingdoms, the Church was trying to save souls. The Inquisition provided a means for heretics to escape death and return to the community.

Most people tried for heresy by the Inquisition were either acquitted or had their sentences suspended. Those found guilty of grave error were allowed to confess their sin, do penance, and be restored to the Body of Christ. The underlying assumption of the Inquisition was that, like lost sheep, heretics had simply strayed.

If, however, an inquisitor determined that a particular sheep had purposely left the flock, there was nothing more that could be done. Unrepentant or obstinate heretics were excommunicated and given over to secular authorities. Despite popular myth, the Inquisition did not burn heretics. It was the secular authorities that held heresy to be a capital offense, not the Church. The simple fact is that the medieval Inquisition saved uncounted thousands of innocent (and even not-so-innocent) people who would otherwise have been roasted by secular lords or mob rule.

Where did this myth come from? After 1530, the Inquisition began to turn its attention to the new heresy of Lutheranism. It was the Protestant Reformation and the rivalries it spawned that would give birth to the myth. Innumerable books and pamphlets poured from the printing presses of Protestant countries at war with Spain accusing the Spanish Inquisition of inhuman depravity and horrible atrocities in the New World.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Jesus was dead 1500 years before. Like most evils in this world, the inquisition was carried out by those claiming to be christian.[ or some other religion]
In this case the Catholic church in Rome.
And the instruments of torture were already well in use by kings, political hacks of the day and anyone with a little power over the powerless.

Answer 3

Jesus (pron Hey zous) is a popular Spanish name so perhaps some one with the first name of Jesus did help start the Spanish Inquisition but it was long after Jesus of Nazarath was crucified, died, buried and then ascended into heaven.

Torture implements were used throughout history with the Romans standing out as having some of the "best". They could literally beat you to within one inch of your life and they knew exactly where that one inch was.

Answer 4

The Spanish started the Spanish Inquisition , hence the name.

Jesus said " Love thine enemy as yourself"

If he strikes you on the face turn the other cheek.

If this doesn't work then praise the Lord and pass the AMMUNITION BABY.

Answer 5

Jesus wasn't Spanish he was Jewish! Yep, thats right the Jews are responsible for the Spanish Inquisition as well as all of the problems in the known universe!

Answer 6

Jesus didn't start the Spainish Inquisition.
It was man.

So tell me the followers of Islam have kill more last year than during the who Spainish Inquisition shouldn't that concern you more because it is happening NOW.

Answer 7

Do you mean Jesuits? The Catholic group abusing the name of Jesus?
I am a Jesus disciple, so that torture is out of OUR vocabulary.

Answer 8

are you trying to be cute? are you just dumb? Jesus was around 2000 years ago and the Inquisition was 1000 years ago and is a product of Christendom. the roman catholic church. you know the one started by that popular roman empire Constantine. Jesus was all about saving all of humanity from their sins. and some from their stupidity apparently!

Answer 9

You know, I can't stand people like you who try to be funny by saying stupid comments about things. Jesus never started that.

Answer 10

You know with questions like this you are exposing to the world how stupid you really are. Perhaps you are not aware of how stupid you are. Let me be the first to tell you then. You are stupid.