The inquisition was?

A- the court created by the catholic church to find and try heretics


B-a ruthless group nuns who enjoyed torture and try heretics


C-remarkably effective in its hung for heretics because no one expected it


D-an organization whose purpose was to increase the political power of the catholic church

The inquisition was?
An effort to find out who put two scoops of raisins in Raisin Brand.














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Reply:all of the above...and more, considering that Jesuits were a considerable political and military power.
Reply:A
Reply:and what, pray tell, do i get if i answer this correctly? brownie points? a pat on the head? am i to believe this is or was a question on your world history quiz? apparently you didn't get it right or else you wouldn't have asked. the best of the bunch would be 'a' but you could also select 'd' as the church solidified it's power by ridding itself of all those 'others' who, the church felt, undermined it's overall structure %26amp; power.
Reply:A, unless it is a Monty Python quiz, when C is the correct answer.
Reply:A - The purpose of the Spanish Inquisition was to discover and punish converted Jews (and later Muslims) who were insincere.





Inquisition - Latin inquirere, to look to.


I. The Suppression of Heresy during the first twelve Christian centuries;


II. The Suppression of Heresy by the Institution known as the Inquisition under its several forms:


(A) The Inquisition of the Middle Ages;


(B) The Inquisition in Spain;


(C) The Holy Office at Rome.
Reply:It is either A, B, or C, but not D
Reply:A
Reply:A.





There were several Inquisitions: the Italian, the French, the Spanish, the German, Roman, and Swedish.





Church and State were not seperate during the Holy Inquisition, so your religion was your politics and taken very seriously. The sheriff could hang you for sedetion and the priest could burn you for heresy!





The main purpose of the Holy Inquisition was counter-reformation. The protestant reformation was a major threat to the Holy Catholic Church and those protestant heretics had to have their souls saved. This is true of all the Holy Inquisitions.
Reply:A. Uncovering heretics. Guaranteed!