The rule of faith over reason: the role of the Inquisition in Iberia and New Spain. From: Journal of Church and State | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Mott, Margaret | COPYRIGHT 1998 J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Inquisition was brutal in the Americas but did provide a stable society and made a unified culture out of diverse interests. It proved an efficient mechanism for holding the Catholic, top-down hierarchy in place, providing a place for both the Indian and the Conquistador. The Catholic Church was able to both mete out punishments and extend grace, the latter being essential to the functioning of the patrimonial state and the source of loyalty.

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