And by the way why is the very first external link to a page that tries to justify the Inquisition because it was the morality of the time I find that extremely offensive Particularly one of the so called Myths caught my attention Myth The hideous procedures of the Inquisition were unjust cruel inhumane and barbaric The Inquisition roasted their victims feet over fire bricked them up into walls to languish for all eternity smashed their joints with hammers and flayed them on wheels Reality Despite the compelling Gothic fictions the evidence leads us to a wholly different conclusion The procedures of the Inquisition are well known through a whole series of papal bulls and other authoritative documents but mainly through such formularies and manuals as were prepared by St Raymond Pe aforte c1180 1275 the great Spanish canonist and Bernard Gui 1261 1331 one of the most celebrated inquisitors of the early 14th Century The Inquisitors were certainly interrogators but they were theological experts who followed the rules and instructiones meticulously and were dismissed and punished when they showed too little regard for justice When for example in 1223 Robert of Bourger gleefully announced his aim to burn heretics not to convert them he was immediately suspended and imprisoned for life by Gregory IX 16 The inquisitorial procedures were surprisingly just and even lenient In contrast with other tribunals throughout Europe at the time they appear as almost enlightened I mean seriously This is just blatant lying The people were burnt alive at stakes And if you ever visit certain museums all over Europe you ll find examples of the wonderful torture devices that were used such as Catherine Wheels racks and whatnot I mean adding such ridiculous link as the first one or just adding it is an insult to the readers And it s a lie Go grab a History book