Pope Paul III pontificate (1 jan 1534 ano – 1 jan 1549 ano)

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Pope Paul III began the change of the papacy being the center of reform. He established the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, also called the Holy Office, with jurisdiction over the Roman Inquisition. The Roman Inquisition had judicial authority over all Catholics and the power to arrest, imprison, and execute suspected heretics. The Holy Office also forbade readings of Christian humanists and Protestants in the Index of Prohibited Books.

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