(February 21, 2019 at 7:05 pm)fredd bear Wrote:(February 21, 2019 at 6:48 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: No, sorry. You're thinking of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and it is emphatically NOT the Spanish Inquisition.
Boru
Yes, that's what I'm thinking of. I was under the impression that it is the modern remnant of the Office of The Holy Inquisition, albeit with no actual power. This is not the case? do you know the origin of this modern office? I'm no doubting you, I'm just a bit confused.
The Congregation is and was primarily concerned with heresy and doctrinal challenges within the Church as a whole. The Spanish inquisition addressed heresies both within and outside of the Church in Spain and its various possession (it had no authority outside the areas).
The Congregation was originally called 'The Supreme Sacred Congregation Of The Roman And Universal Inquisition', but was always separate and distinct from the Spanish one. This may be where the confusion comes from.
Boru
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