From the middle ages the church undertook to destroy the Witches because they were a demonstration survival of Paganism. It was assisted in this by those exercising the medical profession that considered witches the worse enemy in their economic field. The witch woman of great knowledge was always called as midwife and had the reputation of easing child birth. Such action for men of the church was against the will of God. Suspect was handedness of midwife accused of being the main enemy of the faith, to kill children, provide them to the devil, to cause infertility and impotence.
Widespread kind of witch-midwife and inquisition opinion was then behind each midwife could conceal a witch.
It is difficult to estimate the numbers of victims. Some sources speak of thousands, others of millions of dead. Most of the victims were exclusively women.
The churches changed society that recognized the role of motherhood as a power and where they were many goddesses (Goddess of earth, moon goddess, great mother goddess etc.) to a rational and scientific society. Obstetric and science begain in the Renaissance during the intellectual climate of the 1500. It began with the slaughter of women helping wemen.
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