Summis desiderantes affectibus

Pope Innocent VIII

Summis desiderantes affectibus (Latin for "desiring with supreme ardor"), sometimes abbreviated to Summis desiderantes,[1][2] was a papal bull regarding witchcraft issued by Pope Innocent VIII on 9 December 1484.[3]

  1. ^ Kors and Peters, p. 180; Burr, p. 7: Burr also refers to this document as The Witch-Bull of 1484.
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