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What Were The Inquisitions? by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:02pm On Oct 15, 2016 |
What were the Inquisitions? Why did the Catholic Church use the inquisitions to persecute those who disagreed with its doctrines and/or practices? |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by KingEbukasBlog(m): 9:45pm On Oct 15, 2016 |
Wikipedia : The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the government system of the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy. Generally, the Inquisition was concerned only with the heretical behaviour of Catholic adherents or converts The 1578 edition of the Directorium Inquisitorum (a standard manual) spelled out the purpose of inquisitorial penalties: ... quoniam punitio non refertur primo & per se in correctionem & bonum eius qui punitur, sed in bonum publicum ut alij terreantur, & a malis committendis avocentur (translation: "... for punishment does not take place primarily and per se for the correction and good of the person punished, but for the public good in order that others may become terrified and weaned away from the evils they would commit |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:41am On Oct 16, 2016 |
KingEbukasBlog: What and who were the heretics with heretical behaviours? What were the Catholic adherents or converts believing in that made them heretics? |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by KingEbukasBlog(m): 1:23am On Oct 18, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Well , the heretics peddled teachings that were contrary to the accepted doctrine of Church . There was Catharism that saw the god of the old testament as an evil god or Satan . According to the Cathars , the evil god created the physical realm while good God which the God of the New Testament created the spiritual realm . They believed that the human spirit were the genderless spirits of angels trapped within the physical creation of the evil god who will then undergo reincarnation . They were against marriage and assented to fornication . Then there was Arianism , which saw Christ as the subordinate to God . The adherents of Arianism believe that God , Yahweh , is the greatest of all and Christ , The Son ,was created by the Father not equal to the Father . Even Christians today have that belief . Clearly , we can see that these heretical teachings are incongruous with the accepted doctrine of the Church .Catharism is heretical God is the same God of the Old and New Testament , and God is the creator of both the physical and spiritual realm . And Satan is not a creator god . Spirits are the immaterial part of man that connect to God . Of course we know that fornication is a sin . Arianism is heretical because it contrary to the doctrine of the Trinity - God is Three Persons , The Father , The Son and The Holy Spirit , who are equal in power , authority and supremacy . |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by OLAADEGBU(m): 1:52am On Oct 18, 2016 |
KingEbukasBlog: What was the punishment for heresy in the Bible in the early church (1st century Christians)? |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by KingEbukasBlog(m): 2:07am On Oct 18, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: According to the mosaic law , death is the condign punishment for heresy . While during the inquisitions , being burnt on a stake , life imprisonment , confiscation of heretics good were the punishments meted out to the heretics . |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by OLAADEGBU(m): 6:15pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
KingEbukasBlog: I meant the punishment in the Christian church during the times of the apostles. |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by KingEbukasBlog(m): 7:08pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Oh , during the time of the apostles , there was no heresy . Heresy started at the latter part of the second century when people came up with different interpretations and opinions about the New Testament . The apostles were part of the New Testament . |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by PastorAIO: 9:15am On Oct 19, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: The early christians of the first century were Jews and so would have followed the mosaic laws. There was friction due to the teachings of Paul on dietary concerns and such but first century christians still went to synagogue and practiced judaism. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by Ubenedictus(m): 9:35am On Oct 19, 2016 |
PastorAIO:interesting take, though i think punishment of any kind (except maybe excommunication) wouldnt have been posible in apostolic times since xtians were a persecuted bunch who didnt have d power to dish out punishments. I think d inquisition took d who idea of punishment to a whole new level. |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by Ubenedictus(m): 9:49am On Oct 19, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU:The early church didnt have d power to dish out punishments of a civil nature, they simply decleared the heretic 'haram' and decleared them 'anathema' i.e under d curse of God. But if u want to know d just punishment for a heretic then u should read what Jesus say. Mark 9:42 International Version "If anyone causes one of these little ones-- those who believe in me--to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea. Luke 17:2 New International Version It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. this is what Jesus says a heretic deserves, it is similar to what the old testament says on the issue. |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by PastorAIO: 10:19am On Oct 19, 2016 |
Ubenedictus: True, they lacked the political authority to punish. I think this was true of Jews too though, especially in the diaspora. In Judea I think they Romans gave them some authority to carry out a few punishments of their own, but mostly legal correction was done through the Roman civil system. |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by Ubenedictus(m): 1:37pm On Oct 19, 2016 |
PastorAIO:true, very true, though i think d jews were notorious for their extra judicial punishments as is related in d attempt to stone the woman who committed adultery, i think that was partly why d roman thought d jews were problematic and hard to rule, they had their own idea of what d law should b and how it should b applied. In the diaspora it was different, they were d minority so they couldnt impose their thoughts on the majority in form of punishments but they usually kept their cultural identity. |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by OLAADEGBU(m): 9:03am On Oct 29, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Suggested answer: https://gotquestions.org/inquisitions.html |
Re: What Were The Inquisitions? by OLAADEGBU(m): 4:22pm On Nov 21, 2016 |
OLAADEGBU: Question: "What were the Inquisitions?" Answer: The Inquisitions were judicial institutions or tribunals that were established by the Roman Catholic Church in order to seek out, try, and sentence people that the Roman Catholic Church believed to be guilty of heresy. The purpose of the inquisitions was to secure and maintain religious and doctrinal unity in the Roman Catholic Church and throughout the Holy Roman Empire, through either the conversion or persecution of alleged heretics. Historians generally distinguish the Inquisitions based on four different time frames and areas that they took place in. These are the Medieval or Episcopal Inquisition, the Spanish Inquisition, the Portuguese Inquisition, and the Roman Inquisition. |
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