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episcopal advocate. ten days“ wages to the notary who went to Almodovar
to take testimony, and the costs of the trial. Frem this the fiscal appealed
to the archbishop, but the next day withdrew the appeal; Valdelamar ae⸗
cepted it and was sent back to his parisb to pursue his eourse of profligacy.
Evidently the episcopal tribunal was moreé concerned with the profits of its
jurisdiction than with che suppression of solicitation.“ Wie dagegen Priester
bestraft wurden, welche in die von Gott eingesetzte und erlaubte Ehe eintraten,
davon geugt das folgende Beispiel: The Inquisition, however, did not wait
for rhis to assume jurisdiction, thougb it seems not to have acted until
after the outbreak of the Reformation had rendered clerical celibacy à sub-
ject of discussion. The earliest ease that I have met is that of Miguel
zomez, a priest of Saragossa, sentenced, for marrying in orders, by the
Toledo tribunal in 1529, Wwihen the péeeuliar punishment would seem to show
that it was a novelty for which no precedent existed. He was exhibited
for three days on a ladder at the portal of the cathedral, in his shirt and
drawers, with his hands tied, his feet chained and aà miter on his head,
after which he was deprived for life of sacerdotal functions and banished
forever from the province.“ Von dem damaligen niedrigen Stand des religiö⸗
sen und sittlichen Lebens überhaupt schreibt Lea: Paolo Tiepolo, in 1563, ob-
serves that, in all external signs of religion, the Spaniards are exceedingly
devout, but he doubts whether the interior corresponds; the elergy live as
they choose, without any one reprebending them, and he is scandalized by
the buffooneries and burlesques performeéd in the churches on feastdays.
The churches, in faet, seem to have been places for everything save de-
votion. Azpileueta describes the profane observances during divine service,
the inattention of the priests, the processions of masks and demons, the
banquets and feéastings, and other disgraceful profanations, so that there
are few of the faithful who do not sin in church, and few who do not utter
idle, vain, foul, evil, or profane words; in hot weather, the coolness of the
churches made them favorite lounging-places for both sexes, including
monks and nuns. and much that was indeécent occurred; they were more⸗
over places for the transaction of business, and more bargaining took place
there than in the markets. This was not a mere passing custom. A cen-
tury later Franeisco Santos pietures for us a church crowded with so-called
worshipers, Wwhere the servicès could searee be heard for the noise; beggars
erying for alms and wrangling among themselves; two men quarreling
flercely and on the point of drawing their swords; à group 0of young gal-
lants chattering and maltreating a poor man who had chanced to touch
them in passing; people leaving one mass that had commenced to follow
a priest, who had the reputation of greater despateh in his saered fune-
tions; in à chapel à bevy of fair ladies drinking chocolate, discussing
fashions, and waited on by their admirers —all is worldly, and the reli-
gious observance is the merest pretext. This irreverence was shared by the
priests. A brief of Urban VIII, January 30, 1642, recites complaints from
the dean and chapter of Seville concerning the use of tobacco in the
churches. both in smoking and snuffing, even by priests while celebrating
mass, and of their profanation of the sacred cloths by² using them and
staining them with tobacceo, wherefore he deeréèes excommunication Iade
gen ten tiade for the use of the weed within the Sacred precinets. It is evi⸗
dent that the Inquisition, while enforeing conformity as 40 dogπma and Oout-
ward observance, failed to inspire genuine réespect 1or religion. In dem
Abschnitt über die politische Tätigkeit der Inquisition weist Lea nach, daß die spa⸗
nische Inquisition nicht, wie viele papistische und auch protestantische Historiter,
3. B. Rante und Maurenbrecher, behaupten, ein Staatsinstitut, sondern eine Ein⸗
richtung der Kirche war. In seiner ausführlichen Darlegung sagt unter anderm
Lea: The Inquisition. as a rulc. considered it no part Of its ATuties be Uhn
hold the royval power, for, in 1604. we find it sentencing Bartolomé Pérez
to a severe reprimand, 4 fine of ten thousand maravedis and à year's exile
for saying that obedience to the king came before that due to the pope
and to the Church. Thus the mereé denial of the superiorityof the spir-
itual power over the temporal was 2 crime.“ In seinem Retrospekt kommt
Lea auf diesen Gedanten zurück. Er schreibt: „Vet vho can blame Isabella or

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