When was it published?

May 18, 1787 in The New York Packet

Foreign News May 18, 1787

The New York Packet

Q: What keywords are associated?

Landshut Inquisition, Lower Bavaria, Religious Persecution, Immoral Books, Arbitrary Punishment, Universal Toleration

New York, New York County, New York

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What is this article about?

Letters from Landshut in Lower Bavaria report the establishment of an inquisition that searches houses for immoral books and arbitrarily punishes those suspected of holding opinions contrary to the established religion, viewed as a phenomenon in an age of universal toleration.

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Letters from Landshut, a considerable city in Lower Bavaria, mention the establishment there of a kind of inquisition, which, in this age of universal toleration, may be looked upon as a phenomenon. The Commissary appointed by that bloody tribunal, not only ransack the houses in search of immoral books, but summon before them, and punish in an arbitrary manner, every one whom they suspect of holding any opinions contrary to the established religion. It is devoutly to be wished that so tedious a monster may be crushed in its very cradle.

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Landshut Inquisition Lower Bavaria Religious Persecution Immoral Books Arbitrary Punishment Universal Toleration

Where did it happen?

Landshut, Lower Bavaria

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Landshut, Lower Bavaria

Outcome

establishment of inquisition with house searches for immoral books and arbitrary punishments for suspected contrary opinions

Event Details

Letters mention the establishment of a kind of inquisition in Landshut. The Commissary appointed by the tribunal ransacks houses in search of immoral books and summons and punishes in an arbitrary manner those suspected of holding opinions contrary to the established religion.