Tristan Robert Lange

Torquemada\'s Trepidation

Theological takedown of corruption

Enshrined within patriarchal power.

Righteous woman watched endlessly.

Evil men silence visionary women.

Silence dies with sanctimony, though,

And Jesus embodied the divine feminine.

Others would objectify a Son

Forever locked away from true Logos.

Ávila’s climate is fit for the Church—

Veritably thin, cold, and plateaued—

Inquisitions cannot intimidate truth.

Let those who love truth tell Torquemada,

Agony awaits them all in the Lord’s light.

Poet\'s Note:

A Scorched Sunday poem. Written for my Scorched Strays series, this acrostic confronts the Church’s long history of silencing its prophets — especially women. Torquemada’s Trepidation recognizes Scriptural truth in the divine feminine: unburnable, unbound, and forever beyond the reach of fear-driven faith.

First published on tristanrobertlange.com, December 7, 2025.

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