>>9903870The verdict was cemented by the Papal bull of Sixtus IV in 20th June 1478 where he confirmed that the trial was conducted righteously according to the law. The initial stake burnings were swift, but the story continued with the women and the corrupt Inquisitor Ventimiglia who was sent from the Vatican.
In either case, torture does not automatically create false statements, and to assume that the judicial system of the early Italian Renaissance were unaware of the shortcomings of torture is just ignorant. They were extremely careful not to extract false statements during torture. If you've read Ariel Toaffs book, he makes a compelling case as to why it's impossible for the Christians to have manufactured the evidence incriminating the Jews. Remember, they did not only detail the ritual murder of Trent, but also of how the blood was sold, to whom, and which villages they went to and assisted with ritual murder previously. It's bizarre to conclude that they for instance, could have guessed about the four bodies in Regensburg, the blood merchants in Venice, or other rabbis involved with the crime.
This is not an isolated incident, and arguing on the premise of torture is false, since you'll also deny the many cases where Jews were NOT tortured in the modern world, but still convicted, like in the case of Polna and Saratov.
