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To: tejek who wrote (143865)	4/5/2002 2:48:42 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580037

>references are made to the Koran and I think that was written thousands of years ago. In the mid-to-late 600s AD. -Z

To: tejek who wrote (143865)	4/5/2002 6:40:58 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580037

The government of Spain really ran the inquisition. Rome nominally ordered it after the Spanish Monarchy made the request, and Rome rubber-stamped the appointments for the top Inquisitor, but everything was under the Monarchy's control. During the inquisition's bloodier early days Sixtus IV protested the torture but the pope's complaints didn't change anything. (This shows not only that the monarchy wanted the torture to continue, it also shows how the state, and the monarchy was growing in power against the church. A couple of hundred years earlier and a european king probably would have felt the need to follow the church's line.) Ferdinand and Isabella thought that only Catholics would be loyal to the crown, so they kicked out Muslims and Jews after they had reconquered Spain. But they worried that some might falsely convert and thought that these false converts would be disloyal so they started the inquisition. If you want more info this is a decent site. Its partially a defense of the inquisition but only compared to its reputation and to what other people where doing at that time. It does accept that the inquisition was a great injustice. catholic.net catholic.net "A second variety of the Inquisition was the infamous Spanish Inquisition, authorized by Pope Sixtus IV in 1478. Pope Sixtus tried to establish harmony between the inquisitors and the ordinaries, but was unable to maintain control of the desires of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isablella. Sixtus agreed to recognize the independence of the Spanish Inquisition. This institution survived to the beginning of the 19th century, and was permanently suppressed by a decree on July 15, 1834. " es.rice.edu This site has a simpler history of the source of the inquisition. jewishgates.org