Why Did Witchcraft Trials Begin to Decline in the Mid-Seventeenth

question 25

Multiple Choice

Why did witchcraft trials begin to decline in the mid-seventeenth century?

• A) Scientists, physicians, lawyers, and clergy came to believe that the accusations were based on superstition.
• B) Science had proved that belief in the devil was not logical.
• C) Enlightened rulers saw the trials as a threat to order and stability.
• D) Protestant leaders ridiculed witch trials as one of the errors of Catholicism.

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