The Church abhors bloodshed. -- Council of Tours, Decree (1116 CE)
In obedience to the decree the Spanish Inquisition introduced the
auto de fe--heretics were burned alive in the public squares without
any blood being shed!
In obedience to the decree the Spanish Inquisition introduced the
auto de fe--heretics were burned alive in the public squares without
any blood being shed!
Related:
- Concerning players, we have thought it fit to excommunicate them so long
as they continue to act.
First Council of Arles, Decree (314... - CABBAGE, n. A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and
wise as a man's head.
The cabbage is so called from Cabagius, a prince who... - Nobody expects the Spanish
Inquisition... - NOBODY EXPECTS THE
SPANISH... - NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH
INQUISITION... - Nobody expects The Spanish
Inquisition... - The brain may devise laws for the blood, but a hot temper leaps o'er
a cold decree.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice... - It cannot be said too often - at any rate is it not being said often
enough -
that collectivism is not inherently democratic, but...
