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in reply to @JcDent's post:
also interesting how much this is specifically a german+swiss phenomenon and not nearly as much other protestants.
I personally enjoy Spain - and, to lesser extent, Scotland - going "for fuck's sake, no, we're not executing her even if she is a witch"
“February 1526, the Spanish Inquisition issued a witchcraft regulation in which they stated, that while they accepted witches and their participation in the Sabbath of Satan as a reality, the recommended repentance rather than the death sentence for the condemned and banned confiscation of their property.This regulation almost put an end to witch trials in Spain: between 1526 and 1611, the Inquisition focused in heresy and only circa twenty-two people were condemned for sorcery.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_trials_in_Spain#:~:text=In%20February%201526%2C%20the%20Spanish,banned%20confiscation%20of%20their%20property.
I remember reading that a lot of witchcraft trials were essentially about stealing womens property, so that may be related to the impact of avoiding both execution and confiscation
I love the Spanish inquisition being like "yes, they love Satan, no, you can't take their shit. Anyways, we have some Jews to fry"
I also keep thinking of some twist on the tired "we're the daughters of the witches you didn't burn" line, but I keep coming up short.
"We're the daughters of witches you didn't burn because the Spanish Inquisition said you can't do it" lacks zing.