To: vladimir998
Who was Tomas de Torqemada and what office did he hold granted by which Pope?
19 posted on
10/12/2017 8:55:02 PM PDT by
seowulf
To: seowulf
“Who was Tomas de Torqemada and what office did he hold granted by which Pope?”
He was an inquisitor. And he never burned anyone. He was of Jewish descent by the way.
33 posted on
10/13/2017 5:07:11 AM PDT by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
To: seowulf
Oh, and I should mention that the office of the inquisition in Spain was a national institution owned by the state. Six popes tried to reform it and were told to butt out by the Spanish crown.
34 posted on
10/13/2017 5:08:39 AM PDT by
vladimir998
(Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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