question: The witch hunts started as a result of the superstitions of some Catholic Monks. This Dominican monk is considered to be the initiator of the witch hunts as he prepared a detailed manual of deviltry for the Church.  It did not take long before women in Southern France were sent to the stake, condemned for cohabitation with the devil.
choices: Thomas Aquinas John XXII Gregory Hugo de Boniols
answer: Thomas Aquinas