What was the purpose of the inquisition? The inquisition was a police like organization where people were hired to investigate cases of heresy. When recruiting the inquisitors looked for smart, intelligent men that were faithfully Christian. They were also either Franciscan or Dominican because both were well educated, pious and mobile.
An inquisitors job was not to simply punish non-believers but to expose them and to get them to confess, repent or convert. Punishments would be to have a cross sewn onto ones clothing or be sent on a pilgrimage. Only one in ten cases would result in execution. This would only happen if the defendant refused to repent or convert. This would also happen if someone was accused of heresy multiple times.
When first starting an inquisitor usually reviewed Gui's manual. Gui was a dominican inquisitor who spent nearly twenty five years conducting investigations. Basically the manual tells one what the procedure is when interrogating someone. Then it has a series of documents and after that it tells a history on modern day inquisitors.
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