, ▁in ▁the ▁safe ▁refuge ▁of ▁Rome , ▁he ▁raised ▁his ▁voice ▁for ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁the ▁opp ress ed , ▁in ▁numerous ▁writ ings ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁character ized ▁the ▁" H oly ▁Office ▁of ▁Portugal ▁as ▁a ▁trib unal ▁which ▁served ▁only ▁to ▁dep rive ▁men ▁of ▁their ▁fort unes , ▁their ▁honor , ▁and ▁their ▁lives , ▁while ▁unable ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁between ▁gu ilt ▁and ▁innoc ence ; ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁holy ▁only ▁in ▁name , ▁while ▁its ▁works ▁were ▁cruel ty ▁and ▁in just ice , ▁un worth y ▁of ▁rational ▁be ings , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁always ▁proc laim ing ▁its ▁superior ▁p iety ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 7 7 4 ▁P omb al ine ▁Re forms ▁abol ished ▁aut os - da - f é ▁and ▁ended ▁the ▁Lim pe za ▁de ▁Sang ue ▁( blo od ▁cle ans ing ) ▁stat utes ▁and ▁their ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁New ▁Christians , ▁the ▁Jews ▁and ▁all ▁their ▁descend ants ▁who ▁had ▁converted ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁escape ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁In quisition . ▁ ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁in quisition ▁was ▁terminated ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁by ▁the ▁" General ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Nation ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Government ▁initi ated ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁make ▁available ▁online ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁a ▁significant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁arch ives