History of Inquisition

	Revision 14 . . December 10, 2001 7:16 am by Dmerrill [Portugese Inquisition (don't know anything about it, but it's mentioned in my text on the Spanish Inquistiion)]
	Revision 13 . . (edit) November 21, 2001 8:55 am by MichaelTinkler [adding 'brief']
	Revision 12 . . (edit) November 21, 2001 8:52 am by MichaelTinkler [mild revision of commentary on Peters]
	Revision 11 . . (edit) November 21, 2001 8:51 am by MichaelTinkler [formatting]
	Revision 10 . . November 21, 2001 5:09 am by Stephen Gilbert [removing misplaced sentence, see Talk]
	Revision 9 . . (edit) November 21, 2001 4:45 am by MichaelTinkler
	Revision 8 . . November 21, 2001 4:44 am by MichaelTinkler [Rewriting a tad; removing the odd 'heresy' paragraph to Talk; adding outside reading.]
	Revision 7 . . November 21, 2001 4:33 am by MichaelTinkler [removing the 'heresy' paragraph to talk.]
	Revision 6 . . November 21, 2001 3:09 am by MichaelTinkler [once again, Constantine legalized Christianity; Theodosius made it the state religion. This article is wildly inaccurate.]
	Revision 5 . . October 27, 2001 1:05 am by MichaelTinkler

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The Inquisition was a office of the Catholic Church charged with suppressing heresy?. There have been three different Inquisitions; their actions and interactions with the local governments are subjects of considerable historical enquiry.

The Inquisition was a office of the Catholic Church charged with suppressing heresy?. There have been four different Inquisitions; their actions and interactions with the local governments are subjects of considerable historical enquiry.

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Less known is the [Portugese Inquisition]?, which rivaled the Spanish in its infamy.