Why did the Church officials set up the Inquisition? Write 3 sentences or more. Thx if you help!! :D

Explanation:

The Inquisition was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas. Beginning in the 12th century and continuing for hundreds of years, the Inquisition is infamous for the severity of its tortures and its persecution of Jews and Muslims.

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