The Holy Office of the Inquisition (Papal Inquistion) was concerned with heresy and heretics. In 1478, Spain set up its own Inquistion - the Spanish Inquisition. Initially, its sole function was to find insincere converts from Judaism. This was soon extended to insincere converts from Islam. Spain had a problem entirely of its own making: in the interests of uniformity, it put immense pressure on its large Jewish and Muslims to convert to Christianity. Those who refused were ultimately expelled from Spain. Later, the role of the Spanish Inquistion widened.
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During the Middle Ages, heretics were individuals who held beliefs or practices that were deemed to be contrary to the teachings of the Christian Church. They often challenged the authority of the Church and its doctrines, leading to accusations of heresy. The punishments for heresy varied, but they could include excommunication, imprisonment, fines, or even execution. The Inquisition was often responsible for identifying and punishing heretics during this time.
AnswerIt might be discommunication from the church. Or at least that is what happened to Martin Luther. The word is "excommunication" and can be overturned as in the case of the Lefebvrite bishops who were excommunicated by Pope John Paul II and reinstated into the fold of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI even though they reject both the Vatican II Council and the pope's authority and one of them is a Holocaust denier.
The heretics were those who were unfaithful to religion after the catastrophe in the late middle ages, where 3 popes were elected all at once. The religious people wanted to eliminate these heretics, which was one of the fundamental reasons for the reformation.
They were either converted or slain.
The Holy Office of the Inquisition (Papal Inquistion) was concerned with heresy and heretics. In 1478, Spain set up its own Inquistion - the Spanish Inquisition. Initially, its sole function was to find insincere converts from Judaism. This was soon extended to insincere converts from Islam. Spain had a problem entirely of its own making: in the interests of uniformity, it put immense pressure on its large Jewish and Muslims to convert to Christianity. Those who refused were ultimately expelled from Spain. Later, the role of the Spanish Inquistion widened.
The Catholic religion.
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The suffix is -tion.
From 1560 to 1812
the spainish inquistion
Roadside Heretics was created in 2002.
Young Heretics was created in 2009.
Heretics of Dune was created in 1984.
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During the Middle Ages, heretics were individuals who held beliefs or practices that were deemed to be contrary to the teachings of the Christian Church. They often challenged the authority of the Church and its doctrines, leading to accusations of heresy. The punishments for heresy varied, but they could include excommunication, imprisonment, fines, or even execution. The Inquisition was often responsible for identifying and punishing heretics during this time.