Council of Paderborn
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Council of Paderborn of 785, debating the matter of the Christianization of the Saxons, resolved to make punishable by law all sorts of idolatry, as well as the belief in the existence of witchcraft. It ordered the death penalty for self-appointed witch-hunters who had caused the death of persons accused of witchcraft.
