The Inquisition revealed

This work examines the origins, doctrines, and institutional practices of the Roman Catholic Inquisition, arguing from scriptural critique through historical narrative. It surveys the tribunal's establishment, legal procedures, alleged offenses, and methods of torture and execution, and documents individual and communal victims across multiple European states and overseas territories. Chapters address trials, acts of faith, administrative personnel, alleged moral abuses among inquisitors, regional variations, and eventual suppression in some areas. Framed as a polemical caution, the account combines documentary history, victim memoirs, and moral critique to portray the Inquisition's aims, operations, and human consequences.