Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Yes the true Christians were murdered and tortured by the thousands by the Papal church during the dark ages.The most fortunate of the expelled Jews from Spain, succeeded in escaping to Turkey. Sultan Bajazet welcomed them warmly. Among the most unfortunate refugees were those who fled to neighboring Portugal. In 1496, King Manuel of Portugal concluded an agreement to marry Isabella, the daughter of Spain's monarchs. As a condition of the marriage, the Spanish royal family insisted that Portugal expel her Jews. King Manuel agreed, although he was reluctant to lose his affluent and accomplished Jewish community.

In the end, only eight Portuguese Jews were actually expelled; tens of thousands of others were forcibly converted to Christianity on pain of death. The chief rabbi, Simon Maimi, was one of those who refused to convert. He was kept buried in earth up to his neck for seven days until he died. In the final analysis, all of these events took place because of the relentless will of one man, Father Tomas de Torquemada.

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