Let's Play Hangman

Said the priest of the Inquisition,
Not rusty Iron maiden...
Nor Rack and Stretch.
I have a penchant
for the penance served
in pendulum dropping,
singing to the ax,
Said the Bishop.
How I delight in
Arcing fallen angels
tethered and timed
In purifying flight
revealing secret
inconsistancies!
Hangman, hangman,
echoed the Abbott to the priest,
It lasts much longer.
And we can stretch it out.
Think of it as high mass.
Give us your A-men.