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Just to be absolutely clear: The inquisition absolutely did torture people and condemn heretics to be burned at the stake. This is certainly not a myth. But pr
by goto11 6y ago
Just to be absolutely clear: The inquisition absolutely did torture people and condemn heretics to be burned at the stake. This is certainly not a myth.
But protestants did use this a propaganda against the Catholic Church.
- dtbx 6y agoLess than 100 people were killed by the Inquisition in Spain, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Number_of_alleged_witches_and_wizards_killed_in_Europe_during_the_Early_Modern_Era.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Number_of_alleged_witches...
- goto11 6y ago"Number of alleged witches and wizards" - I assume this does not include heretics and Jews/conversos? What is the source for the numbers? The label "Early modern area" does not inspire confidence.