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Inquisitors are often portrayed as untouchable individuals of great power. Was that close to truth, say in late 1250s after Innocent IV authorised the use of torture? What oversight was there and who could punish an inquisitor?

by /u/LukeInTheSkyWith in /r/AskHistorians

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