Spanish Inquisition Vs Protestant Reformation

The Spanish Inquisition and the Protestant Reformation were two separate attempts to respond to social and religious unrest. The Spanish Inquisition was born from a social matter and the Protestant Reformation was started by Martin Luther. Both of these events called attention to wrongdoings that were happening in the Church. It is also often believed that the Catholic Church was responsible for most, if not all, of the horrors that happened during these events. However, this is not the case. Both the Inquisition and the Reformation had many different reasons which led up to these events. It is just that when these scandals rose, the Catholic Church was forced to get involved. The common understanding of the Spanish Inquisition exaggerates
However, to cut Martin Luther some slack, he did not intend the political revolution or violence that happened afterward to occur. The Reformation in England was slightly different. Henry VIII purposefully wanted to fully break with the church. According to the Memoir of Pauperism by de Tocqueville, the English Reformation started when Henry VIII stole the monasteries from the Church and plundered their goods. It then continued to become the biggest dumpster fire ever with his stubborn need for an annulment of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon. From there England and Henry VIII went farther and farther from the Church. Then after that, with the thousands of executions that took place at his and his daughter, Queen Elizabeth I’s hands. In conclusion, it is safe to say that both the Spanish Inquisition and the Protestant Reformation were much-needed corrections in the history of the Catholic Church. Although they were needed, they did not play out as they should have. The Spanish Inquisition was able to unify Spain and make it a Catholic country, which was the first step in making all of Europe