Roman Inquisition

…a successor of the notorious Roman Inquisition and, more recently, of the Holy Office, this congregation is now primarily intended to make positive efforts to promote theological orthodoxy and to protect the rights of those accused of failure in this regard. The Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books), once…

The Roman Inquisition, an agency established in 1542, was designed chiefly to combat Protestantism, which was conceived and defined as heresy in Catholic territories. It was more successful in controlling doctrine and practice than similar inquisitions in those countries where Protestant princes had more power than…