 Therefore, it was almost impossible to eradicate abuse.For example, Robert le Bougre, the "Hammer of Heretics" ("Malleus Haereticorum"), was a Dominican friar who became an inquisitor known for his cruelty and violence.Another example was the case of the province of Venice, which was handed to the Franciscan inquisitors, who quickly became notorious for their frauds against the Church, by enriching themselves with confiscated property from the heretics and by the selling of absolutions.