Talk:Abbey of the Everyman/@comment-95.169.58.24-20130117215805/@comment-5607198-20130122063328

Now that comments are working for me:

I didn't say you were WRONG, i said you don't know actual history

First off, the Inquisition did not actually do the whole torture/burning thing even CLOSE to as much as we like to portray. They also didn't do much involving witchcraft, most of their stuff was more normal religious crime, like teaching things outside of catholic canon. When you focus JUST on witches, only a relatively small number were executed, and most who went to trial were found not guilty in the first place.

Furthermore, the Inquisition ended in the Middle Ages (which is the period you refer to). The Borgias, Pope Alexander VI (rodrigo) in particular, came to power WELL into the Rennaisance, AFTER the middle ages. And yes, during THIS time the pope was usually corrupt and had a lot of power, but the Inquistion wasn't really under the command of the Pope, as power was a lot less consolidated during that period.

The catholic church does not have one single enemy. Satan might be (depending on how you look at it) be the CHIEF force, but Catholic canon recognizes hundreds of evil creatures, spirits, and influences, all of whom have various rituals and information pertaining to them.

I'd also argue that the Seven Strictures aren't DIRECTLY analogous to the the Ten Commandments, but that's less history and more theological discussion.