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Failure to Secure Support
- When
- 1484–1487
- Where
- Germany
The bull failed to secure the hoped-for support for Kramer, leading to his retirement and the compilation of the Malleus Maleficarum.
Despite the papal threat, the bull did not ensure Kramer obtained the support he had hoped for. This failure caused him to retire and compile his views on witchcraft into the book Malleus Maleficarum, which was published in 1487 and included the bull in its preface.
Sources
- Summis desiderantes affectibus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-16
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