THE HAMMER OF THE WITCHES

Witchcraft caught the inquisitions attention in the fifteenth century, in 1484 the church issued a bull concerning Witchcraft and Demonology that suggested people face reality! The same bull authorized the inquisition to interrogate, arrest and punish any witches it may find. In over one hundred and fifty years the church burnt over thirty thousand witches at the stake. All innocent victims of a church sanctioned pathological fantasy. The Dominicans published a book on how to deal with witches. One of the most infamous books in history! Called the hammer of the witches!

There is no question that the church feared all things feminine. For the church women were the source of all that was demonic in the world. To the church women were not perfect and always sought to deceive. They were weaker than men and thus more likely to be corrupted and to corrupt others! They lacked discipline , were beautiful to look upon, contaminating to the association, and deadly to the touch. All witchcraft comes from carnal lust, which is insatiable in women. But why was the church terrified of women? It has to do with SEX “ Sexual pleasure can never be without SIN.” According to Pope Gregory I in Responsum Gregorii.

In the fifth century Father John Chaysostom stated” there are in the world a great many situations that weaken the consciousness of the soul and not only the eye of the un- bridled women but that of the decent one as well.”