it was the Roman Inquisition that put Galileo on trial
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Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — This article is about the Holy Office as part of the Roman Curia. For Holy Office as prayer, please see Liturgy of the Hours. This article is part of a series on the Roman Curia Dicastery … Wikipedia
Archive of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — The archive of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican (abbreviated to ACDF for Archivio Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei), commonly referred to as the Archive of the Inquisition (or more fully the Archive of the Inquisition… … Wikipedia
Historical revision of the Inquisition — is a historiographical project that has emerged in recent years. In the last forty years, with opening of formerly closed archives, the development of new historical methodologies, and, in Spain, the death of Francisco Franco in 1975, new works… … Wikipedia
Joseph Ratzinger as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — On November 25, 1981, Pope John Paul II named Joseph Ratzinger Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly known as the Holy Office, the historical Roman Inquisition. Consequently, he resigned his post at Munich in early… … Wikipedia
The Pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below … Catholic encyclopedia
The Roman Congregations — The Roman Congregations † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Roman Congregations Certain departments have been organized by the Holy See at various times to assist it in the transaction of those affairs which canonical discipline and the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Inquisition — The term Inquisition can refer to any one of several institutions charged with trying and convicting heretics within the Roman Catholic Church and sometimes other offenders against canon law. It may refer to [… … Wikipedia
Inquisition romaine — Inquisition Pour les articles homonymes, voir Inquisition (homonymie). L’Inquisition était une juridiction spécialisée (un tribunal), créée par l Église catholique romaine et relevant du droit canonique, chargée d émettre un jugement sur le… … Wikipédia en Français
Inquisition — • By this term is usually meant a special ecclesiastical institutional for combating or suppressing heresy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Inquisition Inquisition … Catholic encyclopedia
INQUISITION — INQUISITION, special permanent tribunal of the medieval Catholic Church, established to investigate and combat heresy. The Early Institution Although the Inquisition was established by Pope gregory ix , it owed its name to the procedure… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
