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This Day in Legal History: Pope Innocent VIII Launches Witch Hunt
On December 5, 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus, which formally authorized investigations and prosecutions of witchcraft in Germany. This decree empowered Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger, Dominican inquisitors, to act against alleged witches, leading to heightened witch-hunting activities in the late 15th century. The bull emphasized the Church's role in combating heresy and supernatural practices deemed harmful to the Christian faith. The investigations authorized by this bull…
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