The Inquisition Inquisition A prolonged and intensive questioning and investigation Predominately used by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy There were really 3 distinct Inquisitions Medieval Inquisition ID: 318782
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The InquisitionSlide2
The Inquisition
Inquisition
: A prolonged and intensive questioning and investigation.
Predominately used by the Catholic Church to suppress heresy
There were really 3 distinct InquisitionsSlide3
Medieval Inquisition 1180’s - 1240’s
Focused in southern France and Northern Italy
Response to heretical movements
Catharism - Good God and Bad God
Waldensians
- poverty = salvationWay to: Maintain order Protect church powerOffer heretics a way to change their waysSlide4
Spanish Inquisition 1478 - 1834
Under Isabella and Ferdinand (1478) - not the Pope
Largely to ensure conversion of Jews and Muslims Slide5
Roman Inquisition 1542 -1908
Largely to combat Protestantism
Combat any heresy - or anything that went against Catholic Church doctrine.
* 1545 - 1563 Council of Trent
Renamed Slide6
Council of Trent 1545 - 1563
The Catholic Church has the final say on the Bible
Any other is heretical
Need good works to get into Heaven
The Bible and Church have equal authority
Indulgences were okBegan the Index of Forbidden BooksOne of which was Copernicus'sSlide7
How it worked
Ran by Bishops or Cardinals - Inquisitors
Offer to confess
Then allow accusers to accuse
Arrest
Taken away (very secret)Not known the charge or by whomSlide8
Torture and BurningSlide9
Historiography
Catholic Church says the history is exaggerated
Not so bad considering
Others say it was horrible church sponsored massacre
The numbers are hard to determine
Spain 50k - 400k cases1k - 30k burned at the stakeMaybe only 3% of accused were actually torturedSlide10
We do know that Galileo was tried by the Inquisition
“The Starry Messenger” - 1610
1616 - Inquisition
in
Rome
- declared the heliocentric system of Nicolaus Copernicus to be “foolish and absurd in philosophy” and “formally heretical” “Dialogue Concerning the Chief Two Systems” - 1632
Trial in 1633Slide11
The Trial of Galileo
“Galileo
before the Holy
Office”
Joseph-Nicolas Robert-Fleury - 1847Slide12
Galileo DBQ
What is your argument/claim???
Review the DBQ - decide the
best pieces of evidence
from the DBQ and your background knowledge. Write those downSlide13
Galileo DBQ
As a group; decide your best pieces of evidence that can support your claim
Choose one member to be your scribe
Organize your argument into an outline
How would you present your argument in a logical way?
How would you counter the opposing side’s best argument?