Religious Horrors
? Quite a few horrors took place throughout history in the name of religion. What follows are a number of particularly troubling periods I have been reading up on.
TORQUEMADA
Various efforts were tried in an attempt to make inroads against what was viewed as societal decay, one such was that undertaken by Torquemada, the Spanish Inquisition's Grand Inquisitor.
"Owing to the use of torture to extract confessions, and his advocacy of burning at the stake for those declared guilty, Torquemada's name has become synonymous with cruelty, religious intolerance, and fanaticism. The number of burnings at the stake during Torquemada’s tenure has been estimated at about 2,000..."
AUTO-DA-Fé HISTORY
This is important background information to help make sense of what was occurring at the time.
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"From the 8th to the 15th centuries, much of Spain was controlled by Muslims. Around the 11th century, growing suspicions of Jews prompted Christians to unite against the Muslims and Jews. From that point, Spain became a political melange of different powers and territories, each with its own policies regarding the status of Jews and Muslims. By the 13th century almost all of modern Spain was under Christian rule. Ferdinand III of Castile boasted of being the king of three religions. This tolerance, however, did not last long..."
BURNINGS
A multitude of horror stories...
"Death by burning is an execution, murder, or suicide method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment for and warning against crimes such as treason, heresy, and witchcraft. The best-known execution of this type is burning at the stake, where the condemned is bound to a large wooden stake and a fire lit beneath..."