On Sun, 30 Jun 1996, Thomas Izbicki wrote:
One thing which does need to be said is that inquisitors,
> according to Nicholas Eymeric, were judges delegate, a common device for
> extending papal power to regions far from Rome in the 12th century. My
> question was a follow-up on the previous one and concerned such public
> practices as come to be tied to the auto-da-fe.
The idea of inquisitors as judges delegate *became* the case, I think,
but they did not start in that way; in the thirteenth century statutes,
the inquisitors are mainly concerned with implementing the procedure of
investigation - all sentences and penances must be arrived at in
consultation with Bishops, jurists and other "wise men". This seems to
have been a source of irritation for some inquisitors - Gui's manual is
partly concerned with stressing the independence of inquisitors, and
their ability to operate without other guidance or influence.
cheers
john arnold
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