The following excerpt is from a 1587 German account of the testimony at the trial of an accused witch: "Walpurga Hausmännin . . . upon kindly questioning and also torture . . . confessed . . . that the Evil One indulged in fornication with her . . . and made her many promises to help her in her poverty and need. . . . She promised herself body and soul to him and disowned God in heaven. . . . With her devil-paramour and other playfellows she has eaten these [animals and children] and used their hair and their little bones for witchcraft."
The passage provides evidence of which of the following?
A) The belief that witches were indirectly carrying out God's will
B) The belief that only women could be witches
C) The belief that the essence of witchcraft was a pact with the Devil
D) The belief that all witches would eventually betray themselves
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