A judicial-police organization, grounded by the Catholic Church in the early 13th

A judicial-police organization, grounded by the Catholic Church in the early 13th century and distinguished by its brutality in the fight against the enemies of the church?

We are talking about such a structure as the Inquisition.

The 13th century is the date of the final approval of this organization. This was done under Innocent III in 1215.

The purpose of the Inquisition was to identify and combat all kinds of heresies that could split the Christian church and undermine the authority of the popes.

The preferred means of interrogation in order to obtain information or a confession was a variety of torture.

It is worth noting that before the Inquisition, the common people were in awe, since its representatives enjoyed broad powers in the fight against heresy.