 | The Roman Inquisition: A Papal Bureaucracy and Its Laws in the Age of Galileo Subjects: Inquisition -- Italy -- History -- 16th century; Inquisition -- Italy -- History -- 17th century; Catholic Church. Congregation Romanae et Universalis Inquisitionis; Criminal procedure (Canon law) -- History -- 16th century; Criminal procedure (Canon law); As Thomas F. Mayer demonstrates in this first study of the Roman Inquisition as an institution, the Inquisition underwent constant modification as it expanded. Originally aimed to eradicate Protestant heresy, it went beyond medieval antecedents by becoming a highly articulated centralized organ directly dependent on the pope. Thomas F. Mayer is Professor of History at Augustana College. He is author of Reginald Pole: Prince and Prophet, and editor and translator of The Trial of Galileo, 1612-1633. |
