 It is important to notice that cases of sodomy did not receive the same treatment in all areas of Spain.In the Kingdom of Castile crimes of sodomy were not investigated by the Inquisition unless they were associated with religious heresy (In other words, the sodomy itself was investigated only as, and when, considered a symptom of a heretic belief or practice).In any other area cases were considered an issue of civil authorities, and even then was not very actively investigated.