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| Quantum ad pœnas Dæmonialitatis, nulla lex civilis, aut canonica, quam legerim, reperitur, quæ pœnam sanciat contra crimen hujusmodi. Tamen, quia crimen hoc supponit pactum, ac societatem cum Dæmone, ac apostasiam a fide, ultra veneficia, atque alia infinita propemodum damna, quæ a Maleficis inferuntur, regulariter, extra Italiam, suspendio et incendio punitur. In Italia autem, rarissime traduntur hujusmodi Malefici ab Inquisitoribus Curiæ sæculari. | As regards the penalties applicable to Demoniality, there is no law that I know of, either civil or canonical, which inflicts a punishment for a crime of that kind. Since, however, such a crime implies a compact and fellowship with the Demon, and apostasy of the faith, not to speak of the malefices and other almost numberless outrages perpetrated by Sorcerers, as a rule it is punished, out of Italy, by the gallows and the stake. But, in Italy, it is but very seldom that offenders of that kind are delivered up by the Inquisitors to the secular power. |
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About This Book
The author argues that there exist terrestrial rational beings, distinct from pure spirits, who possess both body and soul, are born and die, and can receive salvation or damnation. He marshals theological and philosophical argument, medico-psychological observation, and anecdotal case histories to support claims of material intercourse with humans. Drawing connections to folklore figures such as fauns, sylphs, and goblins, the work examines moral, pastoral, and doctrinal consequences and offers an original, systematic demonstration of these entities within a Christian framework.