An inquisitor was an official in an inquisition, an organisation or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things frowned on by the Roman Catholic Church. Literally, an inquisitor is one who "searches out" or "inquires" (Latininquirere < quaerere, "to seek"). Inquisition (capitalized I) is broadly used, to refer to things related to judgment of heresy by the Roman Catholic Church. ... Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the Catholic or Orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, considered as orthodox. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
The chief inquisitor of an inquisition was often called the Grand Inquisitor. Grand Inquisitor (Latin: Inquisitor Generalis) is the lead official of an Inquisition. ...
Prominent inquisitors
Some of the more well-known inquisitors throughout history include:
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Instead there were "inquisitors of heretical depravity," individuals assigned by the pope to inquire into heresy in specific areas.
New inquisitors needed guidance, and the need was met by a series of manuals written in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries by old hands.
Modern writers do not treat the inquisitors gently - Bernard Gui in the film version of The Name of the Rose is simply a fanatic, and Umberto Eco doesn't treat him much better in the novel - yet their preoccupations are more familiar than we care to admit.
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