Torture in the Inquisition

[Vetus Ordo]

Torture if I remember correctly was used by everyone, it was just a device of the day and age (like questioning or interrogation is today) -- one cannot judge something in the past against the moral values of today...

Wait, I thought moral values were timeless.

If torture is wrong today, it was also wrong yesterday.

Ai Vetus, you know what I meant ...What i mean is societal morals --- Women were not always treated like they are today, nor was slavery always considered wrong...it was common practice of the time.

Torture was something people saw back then as part of the legal process -- in fact, If I recall that BBC documentary correctly, a confession was invalid is it wasn't made under torture ...that just they way people saw things.

Kings back then saw heresy and apostasy as the same as treason, I mean if you don't respect and obey God you'll definitely not obey and respect them.

And guess who is responsible to be a light unto the world, to change wrong social mores instead of accepting them, etc.? Yes, the Church.