He appointed a central tribunal of six cardinals, called the Congregation of the Holy Roman and Universal Inquisition, an ecclesiastical body that became “a government of terror that filled the whole of Rome with fear. ”
Ta määras ametisse kuuest kardinalist koosneva peatribunali, mida nimetati Rooma ja Ülemaailmse Inkvisitsiooni Pühaks Kongregatsiooniks.