St. John of Ávila was investigated by the Inquisition for his fervent denunciation of wealth and vice and his encouragement of rigorism, the strict adherence to canon law and church doctrine even in cases of moral conscience where it is advisable to favor the side of liberty. The Inquisition also considered spurious connection between John’s Jewish heritage and charges of heresy. He was acquitted in 1533.
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