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>In 1215 the fourth Lateran council rejected the religious legitimacy of judicial ordeals and banned priests from participating in them. Over the next few decad
by james-bcn 3y ago
>In 1215 the fourth Lateran council rejected the religious legitimacy of judicial ordeals and banned priests from participating in them. Over the next few decades most European countries abandoned their use.
I'm not sure if this is true. There was definitely trial by ordeal in the 16th and 17th century.
- jessriedel 3y agoWikipedia suggests that although they still sometime occurred, they had become quite rare in Europe, which seems consistent with the blog post. The fact that they were forbidden by the Catholic church certainly supports this. > Priestly cooperation in trials by fire and water was forbidden by Pope Innocent III at the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215 and replaced by compurgation. Trials by ordeal became rarer over the Late Middle Ages, but the practice was not discontinued until the 16th century. Certain trials by ordeal would continue to be used into the 17th century in witch-hunts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_ordeal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_ordeal