"The witches, the wise women, and the healers were also always the counselors. It's a whole other tradition of knowled…"

"What strikes me is the vehemence of the letters I receive, the hate mail, regarding having a witch on our faculty. I …"

"There's no question that in the Middle Ages, Mary was understood as a goddess figure."

"The mere fact that women are singled out particularly I think says something about our society, about our culture whi…"

"Why do you search so diligently for sorcerers? Take the Jesuits, all the Religious Orders and torture them. They will…"

"Few people realize that the Christianization of Europe resulted in the loss of millions of lives."

"The Church of Rome set up the Inquisition to enforce its will. People who criticized the Church, or held different be…"

"The most famous visionary of her age was Joan of Arc. In 1429, she led the French to victory over the English after a…"

"The Inquisition announced that no one did more harm to the Catholic Faith than midwives. They eased the pain of labor…"

"New laws proclaimed that any woman who dared cure without having studied was a witch and must die. Since most women w…"