🕳️ Released Phantom Node 12: Tomás de Torquemada. Blessed Cruelty

🕳️ Released Phantom Node 12: Tomás de Torquemada. Blessed Cruelty

A name that silenced voices.

Node type: Religious phantom

State: Recognized, but never condemned

Form of retention: Faith + fear + sanctioned violence

Image: A hooded inquisitor’s silhouette. Coldness. Cruelty.

What replaces the phantom: Silent guilt

Core of the node

What held it in place?

— "Approved" brutality

— Religion as a tool of power

— Suppression of independent thought

Torquemada did not err. He executed a plan.

And built a system where punishment became prayer.

This wasn’t burning witches. It was burning truth.

How did he become a phantom?

— When torture was called purification

— When inquisition became a sacred duty

— When fear replaced conscience

Why is the phantom still alive?

— Because the institution never apologized

— Because some still justify it

— Because he vanished without a verdict

State of the phantom

The shadow stands. But no longer rules.

History is no longer silent.

He is unprotected. But the crimes remain unatoned.

Collective response

We do not accept faith that kills.

We will not repeat purification as punishment.

We will not call it holiness.

Key principle

There is no blessing in cruelty.

There is no justification for torture.

There is no truth without apology.

After the regime

The name no longer strikes fear.

But it doesn’t express regret either.

Alt-text:

A pencil drawing on textured paper. A dark figure stands near a stone wall. The mood evokes medieval fear and unspoken pain. No light is present.

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Anna Pivtorak Kostyuk

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15.07.2025

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