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This 3 page paper discusses two major religious trends: the Reformation and the Inquisition. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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make a joke about Monty Pythons Spanish Inquisition routine is almost overwhelming, but we wont go there. The Inquisition was terrifying because it was religious extremism, and when people believe
they are chosen by God to do something, they can easily be persuaded to do anything. Aberrations like the Inquisition belong in the same category as other human evils such
as the Nazi movement; the "disappeared" in Latin America and the Khmer Rouge slaughter of Cambodians. Was the Inquisition successful in increasing the membership of the Catholic church? The
History Channel program on The Inquisition suggests just the opposite. The section on the Spanish Inquisition, which is probably the most notorious of all of the various instances of the
"Holy Office," gave the Jews of Spain a choice: leave or convert to Catholicism (The Inquisition, 2009). Nearly half the Jewish population left the country; the other half converted; however,
these "conversos" were thought to be practicing Judaism in secret and were persecuted for this alleged crime (The Inquisition, 2009). The end result, then, was that the increase was spurious,
plus fully half the potential converts left. It would seem that the Inquisition, as a tool for increasing the number of Catholics, was not a success. Methods of torture: Although
it was infamous for it, the Spanish Inquisition didnt use torture very often, and when it did, it had very specific guidelines. Torture could only be used three times; it
had to be stopped if blood was shed; children were not tortured; and the torture was stopped immediately if the person confessed (The Inquisition, 2009). The point of torture was
to obtain a confession, not to inflict pain (the Inquisition, 2009). The most popular form of torture was the strapado, which consisted of tying a persons hands behind him and
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