Because Catholicism isn't really Christian before Trent. The whole point of the article is that magic was conjoined to Catholicism not opposed to it. Saints are

Because Catholicism isn't really Christian before Trent. The whole point of the article is that magic was conjoined to Catholicism not opposed to it. Saints are small gods. What it doesnt discuss is the way Erasmus and Luther and Calvin and ultimately the church itself reformulated Christianity in the process starting the witch trials.