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Of all the potatoes that have been in history, Pablo IV has been one of the most “controversial”, for his support for the Inquisition and his measures against the Jews.
Illustrative photo. Pope Paul IV has been considered one of the “most controversial” in the history of the Catholic Church. (Free Press Photo: AFP)
Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, There have been potatoes that have been remembered so much for their contributions and others for their controversial actions.
Among all the names that resonate in the lists of the “controversial” potatoes, one of the most sued is that of Pablo IV.
According to the registration of the Spanish archive portal of the Government of Spain, Gianpietro Carafffa, Born on June 28, 1476 in Capriglia Irpina, in Avellino, he was chosen as Supreme Pontiff in May 1555.
Pablo IV’s controversies fall on his support, for example, to the Inquisition, and the limitation of literary and religious works of vernacular languages, that is, of languages qualified as “informal” or that they were only spoken in small communities.
Pablo IV also carried out “Inquisitorial processes” against several bishops and clergy.
But one of Paul IV’s most controversial actions was his anti -Jewish measures in Rome, since, for example, he created what is called Gueto de la Ciudad, that forced the Jews to sell their properties and to dress in a distinctive way, in this case, to always carry yellow hats.
Pablo IV died on August 18, 1559, and It is presumed that the citizens of Rome paraded as a celebration. It is even said that several statues of the Pontiff that were built.