What is a witch, exactly?

[jewells17]

I think (my opinion) that a good definition of the word “witch” is a person who attempts to gain preternatural favor/power without being in a state of grace.

– Nicole

Learn more about this at www.christiananswersforthenewage.org and read Marcias personal story.

 

[ThuriferAcolyte]

No. The Malleus maleficarum was never “approved by the Church”. That’s another of Dan Brown’s many lies from the Da Vinci Code. It was written by two rogue inquisitors who forged a papal approval for it and pasted it in to the book. It was not used by the Church and certainly not the Inquisition - who largely considered witchcraft scares to be just that. The MM and other such books were largely used by secular witch-hunters

On the subject of witchcraft itself, the biblical condemnation is identical to those against sorcery, necromancy, paganism and the practice of black magic. These are the things that condemnations against “witchcraft” refer to.

I agree with this. I also studied the Malleus in a course, and it was not approved by the Church. It was written by two Dominican inquisitors.

The Malleus is pretty disturbing. When compared with other “witch” publications, we can see that there really wasn’t any “fairness” in any of this, once someone was accused.

 

[jewells17]

I agree with this. I also studied the Malleus in a course, and it was not approved by the Church. It was written by two Dominican inquisitors.

The Malleus is pretty disturbing. When compared with other “witch” publications, we can see that there really wasn’t any “fairness” in any of this, once someone was accused.

And…speaking of fairness…what religion was it that crucified their so called criminals? And…what religion fed their so called criminals to wild animals and lighted them up as human torches in front of a huge audience that watched this for entertainment and enjoyed it? Don’t want to burst your bubble…but it was not Catholicism…it was paganism.