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The Inquisition was the first attempt at having a fair trial in an age of summary, brutal executions Only the church had the moral authority to step into the v
by collaborative 5y ago
The Inquisition was the first attempt at having a fair trial in an age of summary, brutal executions
Only the church had the moral authority to step into the void used by kings and lords to have justice their way
Burning and torture did occur, but what is missing from pop culture is that it also happened in a greater scale in territories not controlled by the Inquisition
- anthk 5y agoAlso "popular" trials were worse than the Inquisition, far, far worse. Do you know these countries today where they kill you in a horrible way for just stealing a hen? Heh, that was nothing about what would happen to you in the Middle Ages and later. People is delusional, as if the common Medieval folk was any better than the ruling powers. Hint: it wasn't.
- phillc73 5y ago> The Inquisition was the first attempt at having a fair trial Except where it wasn't. Philip IV of France specifically sanctioned torture to obtain specific confessions of defined types of heresy, in order to support his wish to deband the Templars, allowing him to sieze their land, gold and other assets. This was done in the name of the Inquisition. Later Pope Clement V tried to step in and moderate things somewhat. Many Templars recanted their earlier confessions.