Hitler went on his own "witch hunt" and while doing so instilled fear of Jews into Germany. Is Bernardino doing the same with the catholic church? Bernardino preaches to his catholic crowd with some gruesome details about putting witches to death. Like Hitler, Bernardino is creating fear in his audience. He is telling them that if any witchcraft is done bring the accused and burn them to death. Now I don't know about you but I would be terrified that someone that didn't like me would falsely accuse me of witchcraft. Bernardino is publicly admitting to murder and no one sees a problem with this. I think it is because everyone is too scared to speak out against it. Bernardino says "there was also another woman taken who confessed that she had done like deeds… but she died in another manner: for she was not strangled before she was put upon the pyre, and the fire was kindled there while she was alive” (136). Is there any other reason for this much detail but fear? I think he is trying to scare his audience into burning witches in his name, he even said “I wish I could make it happen here too” (135). Just as Hitler was a major player in instilling the fear of Jews to Germans, Bernardino was a major player (I think) in getting the catholic people to fear witches.
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