Talk:Aix-en-Provence possessions

'it is believed' or 'it was believed'?

In the section Diabolical Invasion we see the line "it is believed that he and Madeleine became lovers". This implies that this is a conclusion of a modern reader. Should it be "it was believed that he and Madeleine became lovers", meaning that people at the time believed this?--Richardson mcphillips (talk) 17:29, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Citations

I removed a paragraph which was marginally relevant and poorly sourced. Sadly it was the only section with any citations to the referenced sources. Some footnotes would be helpful. Silver starfish (talk) 01:29, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Gaufridy's Execution

The method of his combustion--dried twigs rather than logs--is misstated. As a person whose childhood home was heated by woodstoves, I can vouch for the fact that twigs do burn very fast and hot, but that logs would burn at an insignificantly cooler temperature and much slower, making the torment that much more vile. This error seems to begin with Jean Lorédan's overwhelmingly detailed account of the matter, Un grand procès de sorcellerie. --Graycard (talk) 21:04, 24 April 2012 (UTC)

Vérin

Who or what is Vérin, and are they related to Verrine (demon)? ZFT (talk) 04:08, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Yes, they're obviously the same figure. Demonology is full of slightly shifting spellings, such as Beleth also being spelled Byleth or Bilith, and ultimately being a corruption of Lilith. Ian.thomson (talk) 07:31, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

"was possessed" is not a fact

Until demonic possessions are proved to exist and not just a belief, sentences such as "Sister Louise Capeau, was possessed until she died" do not make any sense. There should be a better formulation for this sentence. For instance "Sister Louise Capeau was believed to be possessed until she died" or something similar. --TheLazza (talk) 13:34, 17 September 2018 (UTC)