Catholic Church
Transcript: Spanish Inquisition Although the Reformation was nothing like the Spanish Inquisition, but also has a great impact on Catholicism. Within the the Catholic Church at the time, things we were highly unfair and outrageous, causing the revolt of the reformers. When Martin Luther set up his "95 Theses" started revolt and was the first to question the authority of the Catholic Church. It did not take long for others to follow Martin Luther after reading his 95 Theses.The Reformation was the time for people to begin to speak up against the Church and as to how corrupt the church was at the time. These ideas eventually developed into a wider variety of individualism amongst people and increased even more once the Reformation ended. Located in Vatican City, lies Saint Peter's Basilica in dedication to the Apostle, Peter. It is palpable the absolute authority is extremely strict during the Spanish Inquisition. As the Inquisition began, Pope Sixtus was against the whola idea, but was threatened and persuaded into it. Thus, if a Pope could not speak up against such authority, then a simple peasant could not either. If a scholar were to ever speak up against such authority it would follow with immediate prosecution and with the tortures practiced on the victims, no one was willing to stand up. Catholicism in the 12th century was merely set on cleansing the religion to whatever extent it took. The state stopped being a social organizer and began to be concerned about the well-being of the public. Although the Spanish Inquisition slowly came to an end, no one was the main cause for its decline. The events that occurred later on in history was the main factor in the end of the Inquisition. Now that things have become less strict, 300 years later, people are starting to develope more of an individual standard against the Catholic church and government. How the church still affects us today Today in specifically the U.S, we have a separation between state and religion. Society today believes that everyone has a choice as to what they can believe in and no one can really tell them otherwise. In Catholicism Churches today there is either the traditional and more strict Catholic and the more modern and relaxed Catholic, either way they are both still Catholic. Nothing is forced upon a person no longer and religion is not mandatory. Although, Catholicism has changed drastically over time, complications of values and beliefs seem to be an issue today. Particular events, such as gay marriage and abortion often become a big controversy between the strict and not so strict group. Situations such as these are often referred back to traditional Catholicism. However, Catholicism cannot be no more reduced the way it is now and, in a way is still similar. It is impossible to change how people believe in the religion, cannot get rid of the tradition. Compared to what Catholicism was originally and how it is today is very acceptable in our standard society. Even though people will still disagree against the beliefs of the traditional Catholics, it is something that cannot be changed. People can rightfully believe in anything they choose, whether it be religious or not. From 1478, of the decline of the Roman Empire Inquisitions were used by Spaniards. Established by Catholic monarchs in 1232, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, Spain. Ideas and beliefs originated from Thomas de Torquemada, Queen Isabella I confessor The use of the Spanish Inquisition was for both political and religious reasons, to maintain the Catholic orthodoxy in the kingdom. Crypto-Judaism a term used to describe the secret adherence to Judaism, but publicly practices another faith. The monarchs wanted to eliminate the specific group, by persuading Pope Sixtus IV. Although against the Inquisition the Pope was highly pressured by the monarchs into following through with the plan. Immediately prosecutions were placed on February 6, 1481, from there the Inquisition grew rapidly in the Kingdom of Castille. All accusations could be placed on anyone, everyone could blame anyone they choose. Various types of torture methods were placed upon many victims, whether it was a minor punishment all tortures were brutal. The Inquisition was abolished during the reign of Napoleon, but was reduced of several events provoked by the French Revolution. Death numbers inflated to about 9 million people killed. Work Cited Catholicism http://www.patheos.com/Library/Roman-Catholicism.html http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/catholicism.htm http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=6640 http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/westeurope/spaninqui.html http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Inqui/inq.html http://www.history.com/topics/reformation REFORMATION The Catholic Church today In the 16th century was the time of the Catholic empire. The protestant Reformation was the cultural, political, religious, intellectual upheaval that broke up the Catholic
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