 The Spanish Inquisition is often cited in popular literature and history as an example of religious intolerance and repression.Some historians have come to conclude that many of the charges levied against the Inquisition are exaggerated and are a result of the Black Legend produced by political and religious enemies of Spain, especially England.The Inquisition was created through papal bull, "Ad Abolendam", issued at the end of the 12th century by Pope Lucius III to combat the Albigensian heresy in southern France.