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The Inquisition. The Inquisition: Around 1232 CE,. This court was staffed with church officials who were supposed to seek out and punish people suspected of not obeying the church. Heresy is any act or action against the church or church beliefs .
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The Inquisition • The Inquisition: Around 1232 CE,. This court was staffed with church officials who were supposed to seek out and punish people suspected of not obeying the church. • Heresy is any act or action against the church or church beliefs. • Once tracked down, if a heretic confessed, they were punished. Punishment was quite severe. Punishment ranged from loss of property, to imprisonment, to death. If a heretic did not confess, they were tortured until they did confess. There was no escape. According to the Church, these punishments were necessary to save the souls of heretics. • It was an awful time.