Defense Of The Inquisition

[MorphRC]

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[color=gray]Originally published in the November 1999 issue of The Angelus magazine, this article is a timely defense of a much misunderstood chapter of history in the Catholic Church[/color]

[i]The alleged horrors of the Inquisition generally come at the head of the list of the arguments of the enemies of the Church. Voltaire spoke of "that bloody tribunal, that dreadful memorial to monkish power." 1 The black legend of the Inquisition has impregnated our minds to a point where, today, the majority of Catholics are incapable of defending this phase of the history of the Church. At best, they justify it by invoking the mores of the period which were so much more barbarous than those of our "enlightened" era. More often, they join the chorus of the anticlericals to attack the tribunal of the Holy Office.[/i]

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Edited August 9, 2004 by phatcatholic

[phatcatholic]

hey bro, please refrain from posting links from SSPX websites

[MorphRC]

Sorry. Thought it was a good article.

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='MorphRC' date='Aug 10 2004, 01:06 AM'] Sorry. Thought it was a good article. [/quote]
if an article from an SSPX website is helpful and educational--and it does not reflect the unique views of the SSPX--you can post it. by itself it is harmless. just make sure you do not provide a link, which would lead people not only to the article but also indirectly to other much more objectionable material.

[MorphRC]

Ok Np.