Vatican Quietly Announces Investigation Of Inquisition.Following a call from Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II) born Karol Józef Wojtyła for a Catholic "examination of conscience Examination of conscience is a review of one's past thoughts, words and actions for the purpose of ascertaining their conformity with, or difformity from, the moral law. Among Christians, this is generally a private review; secular intellectuals have, on occasion, published ," the Vatican will conduct an investigation of the church's actions during the Inquisition. The investigation of the Inquisition, the Catholic Church's centuries-long effort to root out and punish heretics, is beginning with closed-door meetings at the Vatican. Cardinal Roger Etchegaray Roger Marie Élie Cardinal Etchegaray (born September 25, 1922 in Espelette, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France) is a Cardinal Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and the Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals. , who heads the Vatican's main committee on the year 2000, said that the effort will attempt to determine specific facts about the Inquisition and dispel myths about the church's efforts but not evade the church's responsibility. The opening symposium on this matter, which concluded three days of discussion on Oct. 31, is intended to begin a process that will ultimately provide the pope with a detailed history and a basis upon which he can decide whether the Catholic Church should "repent re·pent 1 v. re·pent·ed, re·pent·ing, re·pents v.intr. 1. To feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do; be contrite. 2. " in 2000 for mistakes made during the Inquisition. |
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