The Fine Line Between a Witch and a Saint“In Medieval Europe the great difficulty always was,
The Fine Line Between a Witch and a Saint“In Medieval Europe the great difficulty always was, as is shown in the trials of Jeanne d’Arc, to decide whether the invisible agent in magical processes, such was imputed to the accused, was an angel or a demon. If an angel, then the accused was a saint and might become a candidate for canonization; but if a demon, the accused was a witch, and liable to a death-sentence.”-W. Y. Evans-Wentz, The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries (1911) -- source link
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