Why Did Witchcraft Trials Begin to Decline in the Mid-Seventeenth

Why did witchcraft trials begin to decline in the mid-seventeenth century?

A) Scientists, physicians, lawyers, and clergy came to believe that the accusations were based on superstition.
B) Science had proved that belief in the devil was not logical.
C) Enlightened rulers saw the trials as a threat to order and stability.
D) Protestant leaders ridiculed witch trials as one of the errors of Catholicism.