This relates to the Catholic Church. I don’t know about other sects.
It depends on the time and place, but a lot of the time the inquisition would torture someone they accused of heresy (which might be just disagreeing with one particular pope). After extracting the “confession,” the prisoner would be handed over to the king for execution, usually by burning.
They were allowed to inflict horrific tortures for as long as they wanted, lie to the prisoner and even forge confessions, but they drew the line at killing. Sometimes.
This relates to the Catholic Church. I don’t know about other sects.
It depends on the time and place, but a lot of the time the inquisition would torture someone they accused of heresy (which might be just disagreeing with one particular pope). After extracting the “confession,” the prisoner would be handed over to the king for execution, usually by burning.
They were allowed to inflict horrific tortures for as long as they wanted, lie to the prisoner and even forge confessions, but they drew the line at killing. Sometimes.