Torquemada's Trepidation

Tristan Robert Lange


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Tristan πŸŒΉπŸ–€πŸ™πŸ•―οΈπŸ¦β€β¬›
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.
 
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First published on tristanrobertlange.com, December 7, 2025.
 
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  • Author: Tristan Robert Lange (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 7th, 2025 08:12
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  • Category: Religion
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  • Users favorite of this poem: Friendship, Soman Ragavan, sorenbarrett
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  • Friendship

    Your poem explores themes of gender, power dynamics, religious authority, and the resilience of truth and feminine wisdom. It references historical figures and events, such as Torquemada and the Inquisition, to emphasize the struggle against oppression and the enduring

    • Tristan Robert Lange

      Indeed! Thank you, Friendship, for seeing to the heart of it. Your analysis is spot on and though Teresa resisted centuries ago, that resistance is still relevant and needed. Much appreciated, as always, my friend! πŸ”₯πŸ•―οΈπŸ“œπŸ™

    • sorenbarrett

      Deep and historical but pertinent today as well. A metaphor within metaphor here and I loved the reference to the Logos. Well done my friend a fave

      • Tristan Robert Lange

        Yes and yessss! Thank you, Soren, for getting it and understanding both its historicity and its pertinence. Much appreciated, my friend! πŸ”₯πŸ•―οΈπŸ“œπŸ™

        • sorenbarrett

          Always a pleasure Tristan

        • Thomas W Case

          Vivid and sharp.

          • Tristan Robert Lange

            Thank you so much, my friend! Glad it delivered! πŸ”₯πŸ•―οΈπŸ“œπŸ™

          • arqios

            Scorched Sundays! Most of us have had those. And so eloquently expressed in poemπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ»

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              Absolutely, my friend! And honestly, that’s why the Church keeps losing members. I don’t run from it because I know Monday is morose everywhere, Tuesday is terrible, Wednesday works you to death, Thursday throttles you, Friday… well… you know, and then we’re all sucking wind by Saturday. 🀣 All jokes aside, thank you, Rik. I’m glad this one delivered for you. πŸ”₯πŸ•―οΈπŸ“œπŸ™

              • arqios

                It’s something all faiths could do better, admittedly πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ»

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  Oh...for sure. πŸ’― I can only speak to my own, but if it is a human institution, it falls short under the same scope.

                • NinjaGirl

                  "And Jesus embodied the divine feminine." Jesus was definitely a feminist! The bible teaches us so many stories of women and Christ, anyone who tries to say otherwise about women is certainly wrong! Fantastic poem of course!

                  • Tristan Robert Lange

                    πŸ₯·, amen! πŸ’― Thank you… you went straight to the heart of it. Jesus lifting women, not limiting them…that’s the thread I wrote from, and you met me in it. Grateful for you, my friend! πŸ”₯πŸ•―οΈπŸ“œπŸ™

                    • NinjaGirl

                      Of course!!



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