The man was burned at the stake and I am still alive
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William of Baskerville:
I too was an Inquisitor, but in the early days, when the Inquisition strove to guide, not to punish. And once I had to preside at a trial of a man whose only crime was to have translated a Greek book that conflicted with the Holy Scriptures. Bernardo Gui wanted him condemned as a heretic; I - acquitted the man. Then Bernardo Gui accused *me* of heresy, for having defended him. I appealed to the Pope. I - I was put in prison, tortured, and... and I recanted.Adso of Melk:What happened then?William of Baskerville:The man was burned at the stake and I am still alive
I too was an Inquisitor, but in the early days, when the Inquisition strove to guide, not to punish. And once I had to preside at a trial of a man whose only crime was to have translated a Greek book that conflicted with the Holy Scriptures. Bernardo Gui wanted him condemned as a heretic; I - acquitted the man. Then Bernardo Gui accused *me* of heresy, for having defended him. I appealed to the Pope. I - I was put in prison, tortured, and... and I recanted.Adso of Melk:What happened then?William of Baskerville:The man was burned at the stake and I am still alive
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I too was an inquisitor
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but in the early days when the Inquisition strove to guide
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not to punish
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And once I had to preside at the trial of a man
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whose only crime was to have translated a Greek book
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that conflicted with the holy scriptures
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Bernardo Gui wanted him condemned as a heretic
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I acquitted the man
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Then Bernardo Gui accused me of heresy for having defended him
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I appealed to the pope
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I was put in prison
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tortured
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and I recanted
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What happened then
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The man was burned at the stake
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And I am still alive
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Movie Summary
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
Actors
William Of Baskerville
Adso Of Melk
