Ad extirpanda
1252 papal bull authorizing the use of torture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ad extirpanda ("To eradicate"; named for its Latin incipit) was a papal bull promulgated on Wednesday, May 15, 1252 by Pope Innocent IV which authorized in limited and defined circumstances the use of torture by the Inquisition as a tool for interrogation.[1]