The inquisitions faced opposition from many quarters, especially
from Protestant polemicists eager to contribute to the so-called
"Black Legend" of Catholic (and especially Spanish) cruelty and
fanaticism. Catholic apologists responded with counter-claims of
their own, and it would be centuries before historians could
make much headway with more-or-less impartial analyses. A survey
of the rich literature generated over the centuries as writers
debated the true nature of inquisitions and their legacies can
be found in the essay. Though inquisitio was originally a
neutral term for normative practices in Roman law, the
significance of "inquisition" as a historical phenomenon would
come to be very hotly contested over the centuries. For victims
of inquisitorial justice and their sympathizers, it was
inevitably seen as a cruel and unjust system. Yet [Read the
complete essay] Catel, Juan Conscientiae Equuleus: Or, ...
S.l.n.a.: [early 1700s] Inquisition 559 English. Lacks title
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