Talk:Pierre Cauchon
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Revised two line stub with translation from the French Wikipedia. Durova 18:27, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sorcery vs. heresy
Someone changed the wording on this technical point. According to this court's narrow interpretation of Deuteronomy 22:5, Joan of Arc's assumption of male clothing was heresy. A second trial concluded that their analysis was flawed, but that is a separate matter from the point raised here. The final twelve articles of accusation accuse her of consorting with devils, which constitutes sorcery rather than heresy. Now here's where things get sticky: they couldn't make that an actual charge. The wife of the regent of England had declared that Joan was a virgin, which precluded the court from charging her with witchcraft (all very strange to modern ears, but this was the way their legal system worked).
So to cut to the chase, the court wanted to work sorcery into the proceeding. Durova 06:26, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
