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To enforce a religious or ideological dogma (in this case, Papism) by prosecuting, torturing, and punishing "heretics".
To stop the spread of Protestant ideas
To increase the number of Catholics get a confession from an accused person
to increase the number of Catholics
To bring people back to Catholicism
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The purpose of the Inquisition was to .?
The purpose of the inquisitions was to locate, punish and prevent many heresies that were causing disturbances among society.
The persecution of the Jews by Spanish leaders was known as the what?
Originally the sole purpose of the Spanish Inquisition was to sniff out bogus converts from Judaism to Christianity, so perhaps the Inquisition?
What was the purpose of the Spanish inquistion?
Roman Catholic answerThe Spanish Inquisition was set up in 1478 by the Spanish monarchy. It's main purpose was to ensure Catholic orthodoxy especially as there had just been a huge number of converts, mostly Muslims. It wasn't officially ended until the 19th century.
Who was the church court that tried heretics?
A church court which investigated, tried and convicted heretics was the Inquisition.Roman Catholic AnswerThe Inquisition.
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Originally, the sole purpose of the Spanish Inquisition was to find all bogus converts from Judaism. Later, the Inquisition hunted down insincere converts from Islam, heretics and people defying the authority of the Church.
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the main purpose of the crusades was to be themselves
What was the main purpose of the crusades?
the main purpose of the crusades was to be themselves
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The Edict of Faith was defined in 1180 by Pope Alexander III during the conflict with the German Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. It affirmed the authority of the Pope over matters of faith and doctrine.
What part of speech is inquisition?
"Inquisition" is a noun.
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the main purpose of the guitar is to play music
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