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To: longnshort who wrote (230327)	4/22/2005 3:44:58 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572982

From a link provided by Ten: "The Inquisition expanded widely into Europe and found some of its most savage expression during the Protestant Reformation. The methods of the Inquisition included torture, confiscation of property, the ripping of body parts while the victim was still alive through a rack-type device, and execution through burning. Everyone knew that the Church would not hesitate to torture and kill in order to establish its doctrine. Europe had witnessed the expulsion of all Jews from Spain in 1492 and the genocide of the Moriscos—converted Muslims living in Spain who had maintained some of their Islamic practices— under the direction of the Inquisition’s first Grand Inquisitor, Torquemada. The Inquisition was effective as a weapon against the Reformation. It has been estimated that the Church murdered an astounding 50 million human beings over the period of the Inquisition, which, shockingly, did not end until the 19th century. Censorship was the rule for the 600-year history of the Inquisition. Pope Paul IV is the Pontiff who created the home of Forbidden Books, and anyone caught in possession of any of the books listed on that home could be subject to ex-communication, horrendous torture and painful death. This home of Forbidden Books was not abolished until the year 1966." tombofjesus.com