What about witch hunting in the history of western countries?

In fact, it is an act carried out by the West to safeguard the authority of the Pope and eradicate heresy.

Witch trial (also known as witch hunting) is one of the ways in which Christianity persecuted its so-called pagans in the Middle Ages, and most of the victims were women. The main purpose is to maintain the authority of the Pope and eradicate heresy.

Witch trial is a heretical trial of pagans by Christianity in the past. This evil wave of witch persecution, from 1480 to 1780, swept through Europe for 300 years. Once a chaste woman is falsely accused of being a "witch", she is immediately beheaded and her body is burned. There are countless ghosts under the sword. This is a dark chapter in the history of European and human civilization.

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/kloc-at the beginning of the 0/7th century, the voices of western European countries against witch persecution became stronger and stronger.

16 14, the Spanish heresy court concluded according to a detailed fact report of a magistrate in the northern region that the statement about the existence of witches was completely fictitious and groundless, and most of the convictions lacked authenticity. From then on, the judicial department of the church needs to strengthen rectification and management, and no more accusations about witches are allowed.

1650, witch trials in Spain were basically banned.

After that, there was a massive Renaissance and Enlightenment, materialist philosophy was more and more widely spread and popularized, and the rationality and legitimacy of personal views were more and more recognized in the cognitive process.

On the other hand, the status of nature and country is also divorced from the theocracy of God. Scientists and philosophers constantly improve their understanding and explanation of nature, breaking the superstition of magic and witchcraft. Under the strong pressure of the Enlightenment, western European countries also banned the trial of witches (northern Germany 1649, France 1672).