'One of the duties of fortitude is to keep the weak from receiving injury; another, to check the wrong motions of our own souls; a third, both to disregard humiliations, and to do what is right with an even mind.'

Saint Ambrose

A major hurdle for modern people when analyzing difficult historic events is that they often judge history in absolute terms rather than relative ones.

When learning about events like the Inquisition that involved torture and execution, the immediate response is usually moral

This is a fabulous thread on one of the greatest examples of where historical injustice has been enormously inflated in the popular consciousness.

There is no doubt that great evil was perpetrated under the aegis of the Holy Office, or Inquisition as it is commonly known. At the

Excellent thread!

There are a lot of misconceptions about the Inquisition.

Most people today view it as a medieval witch hunt spurred on by dark age superstition—but its initial intentions weren't so misguided…🧵