The Inquisition is one of the main targets of the promoters of the Black Legends. Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro discusses the reasons for the Inquisition, the distinctions among the various kinds of Inquisitions (Roman, Spanish, etc.), their operating procedures and various cause célèbre. Taken from: The Black Legends: The Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Anti-Catholic Myth - 2003 VonHildebrand Institute