Gregory+IX

Inquisition: 13th century but persisted until 19th century

Pope Gregory XI (1227-1241) assigned the duty of carrying out the inquisitions to the Dominican Order. saw it as a crusade against the Cathars

significance: fuels the fire of later claims the Catholicism supports despotism by Protestants and Voltaire Enlightenment will use the inquisition to reject religious world order

ALSO... inquisition as road to Nazis? rational, bureaucratic approach to punishment with very methodical techniques