Which statement best describes the Roman Inquisition? The Roman Inquisition was a court of the Catholic Church that prosecuted crimes of heresy. The Roman Inquisition was the trial of Martin Luther, who was jailed for speaking out against the Catholic Church. The Roman Inquisition was a gathering of leaders from the Catholic Church who wanted to address Protestantism. The Roman Inquisition was a long conflict between the princes of the German states and the Holy Roman Emperor.

The following statement best describes the Roman Inquisition:

A.) The Roman Inquisition was a court of the Catholic Church that prosecuted crimes of heresy.

This inquisition took place during the sixteenth century and persecuted those who were accused of Protestantism, heresy, sorcery, witchcraft, and/or blasphemy.

A is your answer

ike other iterations of the Inquisition, the Roman Inquisition was responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of committing offenses relating to heresy, including Protestantism, sorcery, immorality, blasphemy, Judaizing and witchcraft, as well as for censorship of printed literature. After 1567, with the execution of Pietro Carnesecchi, an allegedly leading heretic, the Holy Office moved to broaden concerns beyond that of theological matters, such as love magic, witchcraft, superstitions, and cultural morality. However, the treatment was more disciplinary than punitive.[1] The tribunals of the Roman Inquisition covered most of the Italian peninsula as well as Malta and also existed in isolated pockets of papal jurisdiction in other parts of Europe, including Avignon, a papal enclave within the territory of France. The Roman Inquisition, though, was considerably more bureaucratic and focused on pre-emptive control in addition to the reactive judicial prosecution experienced under other iterations.[2]