WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

rgcustomer This is a series about secrets of the inquisition. As someone who is not a historian, and only having a basic understanding of the history of Christianity in Europe (still probably more than most), I found it informative.For example, I didn't know that the inquisition spanned 600 years. And I didn't know that it existed outside Spain. And I didn't know that Napoleon tried to put an end to it. And I didn't know that it was still going on in the 19th century. And I didn't know that the current Pope held the office of inquisitor, now renamed something more publicly acceptable.The fact that the series dwells on records from the Vatican doesn't bother me. The title of the series suggests that, and the introduction to each episode makes clear that the series is based on access to Vatican records, and that even that access was limited, so we're not getting the whole story as even the Vatican knows it.However, there is slight bias in the series, tending to justify Catholic actions by blaming them on the times, while neglecting the obvious which is that religions claim to produce better people, so the defence of blaming bad behaviour on the times is invalid. One inexplicable scene minimizes the obvious torture of being immersed in boiling oil, by accepting at face value the claim that the victim was stoic and silent, and showing him that way in the re-enactment. People can endure a lot with proper training, but I simply don't believe a person can be cooked to death in boiling oil (taking 15 minutes) and not make any expression of anything.One thing people might take note of... If the Roman Catholic church, with all its power, could not censor the printing press, I think it's folly for anyone to try to censor the internet. That won't stop many from trying, but we can smile knowing they will be defeated.

shanesheibani I too, am disturbed when the popular media is made to serve the easy-bigotry of its creators. In this case, the historical record of the Catholic Church's repression of rivals makes a tempting target for those having pre-existing animus against the Papal See.However, history repeats itself and now it is the Catholics suffering a sort of media witch hunt, ironically. But exaggeration of the actual numbers of Inquisition victims does no service to the cause of Truth. Unfortunately, I feel the exaggerated claims of this program have trivialized the historical facts it has sought to dramatize.Likewise, I prefer verifiable sources and referenced facts to the urban legends repeated by lazy or intellectually dishonest people who defend this manipulation with further rumor mongering that states "PROBABLY greatly santised", and then (predictably) offer no citations to back up their "probable" claim.However for the thinking audience, "probable" is not enough. Transparency of the producer's methods and use of legitimate source material for any claims are the minimum consideration that this show's creator's owe its viewers.

lancer165 Not having access to all of the documents in this sort of documentary means that the information is received as given. Being a lapsed anything is not a useful comment. The inquisition happened. This documentary was shown as part of the Catholic churches desire to be in complete control and those who have had the PRIVELDGE of having this as the cornerstone of their eventual personality will normally try to defend most criticism.Had this story been told in conjunction with our now well documented tale about our great Christian Crusades, the destruction of any section holding differing views of the Christian 'fairy' tale like the Cathars, the alleged riches of the Templars, the Catholic attempts to bring down for example the young protestant state of England with assassination of Elizabeth, James 1, the attempts to cause regime change in the 1700s with the Jacobite risings a pattern of Catholic influence could be easily seen in its desire to bring back its need for world control. I would assume it is through the Catolic church that Napoleon was considered as an early anti-Christ.Going further back in time we are being advised about the beginnings of control by the Pauline version of the word being defended by the destruction of those sects which did not agree all the way back to the beginnings of Christianity.I am a now lapsed eyes opened Christian who can plainly see how the CHURCH in its desire for control invented and was allowed to use its inventions if the state also benefited. Here it was the tortuous behaviour of its inquisitors shown in this series. Would we class these men today as GOOD men. Don't forget how we feel about those who though well intentioned drilled holes or used electricity as cures for various illnesses.The veracity of all of the information in this documentary of course can be doubted but the Catholic church does not have a great history in its tolerance of anything deviating from its dogmatic teachings. Its clergy who commit the greatest of sins are still kept within its folds and protected yet open criticism causes excommunication.To see the similarities shown in the documentary about the treatment of the Jewish population by Spain shows that it has always been so very easy to create a false bogeyman. I wonder how the Jews were treated in Spain when the Fascist party took over in the 1930s.Remember that the young Protestant nations in Britain were still coming to terms with its old feelings regarding Witchcraft. Another left over from Catholic teachings.Allen

durnanjr-1 The four-part series, "The Secret Files of the Inquisition", was disappointing for its repetition of both narrative and visuals and its superficial treatment of this perverted travesty of Catholicism.The narrative was shallow: too little time was devoted to too few historians; the "company man" speaking for the Vatican was inept; credible Catholic commentators were absent.In this series. sensationalism overwhelmed serious inquiry. The iniquitous Inquisition warrants penetrating discussion. The series was a largely waste of four hours of viewing and what must have been great amounts of time, money and talent in the making.(This comment was also sent to the PBS Ombudsman.)