Mike — I have no desire to wade into the thick of your intramural discussion on Catholicism in America, never mind what you call Catholic fever swamps. But you write: I share Zmirak’s basic principle, ...
The Inquisition was the thing that troubled me most about the Catholic Church before I converted, and it still troubles me in a moral sense (but not from the standpoint that it disproves Catholic ...
This interview was originally broadcast on Jan. 23, 2012. The individuals who participated in the first Inquisition 800 years ago kept detailed records of their activities. Vast archival collections ...
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Even those who otherwise know little of the history of the Catholic Church know about the Spanish Inquisition. As a Catholic theologian who has written on the subject of torture, I often face the ...
(JTA) — Here’s something no one expected: A reputable conservative magazine has published a column defending … The Spanish Inquisition. To be clear, this is not Monty Python. This is a column in the ...
Marc Thiessen rightly points out that one Spanish Inquisition water-torture method in which water was funneled down a victim's throat until his or her body was bursting with liquid is not what the CIA ...