Heresy in Europe
Definition of Heresy
An ecclesiastical offence, consisting in the holding of a false opinion repugnant to some point of doctrine essential to the Christian faith. It was formerly punishable by death, but the writ dc haeretico comburcndo was abolished by the statute 29 Car. 2, c. 9, and it is now punishable only by excommunication or other censure
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