Does human life have INHERENT value?

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They knew it was wrong, but they stood by and let it happen anyway. Is that what Jesus would have done? Was the messiah in the habit of just chilling when he knew people were suffering?

At best you can say, they washed their hands on the issue, since it was the secular authorities doing the actual executions. But Summa Desiderantes paved the way for the belief in witches and they had no problems attending Autodafés in great numbers. There are contemporary drawings of church hierarchs holding the place of honor when a burning took place.