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Yes. Scientific proof please. I'm looking for legit academic journals or at least works written by respected academics in their fields. Also have comparative studies been done? Have researches actually gone through the documents and compared RELIGIOUS vs SECULAR courts and their treatment of people?
You see THAT is necessary to prove the Church did some evil acts in that time, and to trace that back to the Pope.
Here is an example of a valid document, outspoken church haters choose to ignore:
We define and declare by these Our letters, or by any translation thereof signed by any notary public and sealed with the seal of any ecclesiastical dignitary, to which the same credit shall be given as to the originals, that, notwithstanding whatever may have been or may be said to the contrary, the said Indians and all other people who may later be discovered by Christians, are by no means to be deprived of their liberty or the possession of their property, ...
By virtue of Our apostolic authority We define and declare by these present letters, or by any translation thereof signed by any notary public and sealed with the seal of any ecclesiastical dignitary, which shall thus command the same obedience as the originals, that the said Indians and other peoples should be converted to the faith of Jesus Christ by preaching the word of God and by the example of good and holy living.
Dated: May 29, 1537
http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Paul03/p3subli.htm