Holy Office
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They say they questioned Vanier repeatedly as soon as the first victims came forward, as well as what he knew about Philippe’s 1956 Holy Office condemnation, but that he lied to them.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023
In 1542 Paul III approved the creation of a permanent branch of the Church devoted to holding Protestantism in check: the Holy Office, better known as the Inquisition.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
“This,” the crew member proclaimed, in the shadow of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Holy Office and the home of Pope Francis, “is the dominion of Netflix.”
From New York Times • May 9, 2018
His ally in this was the Congregation for the Defence of the Faith, or CDF, once known as the Holy Office.
From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2017
That plain-spoken Franciscan, Alvaro Pelayo, Bishop of Silva, writing about the year 1335, bitterly reproaches those of his brethren who act as inquisitors with their abuse of the funds accruing to the Holy Office.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
