Some Religions And Politics Just Don't Mix

Court documents dating back to 1692 show that an ancestor of Republican presidential hopeful Rudolph W. Giuliani was convicted of practicing witchcraft in Salem, Mass. The records were found in the archives of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who reportedly considered posthumously pardoning everyone convicted at the witch trials but feared looking soft on crime.

Court papers show that Mr. Giuliani's great-, great-, great-uncle, Giuseppe Proctor-Giuliani, was convicted of black magic in the first degree. He was sentenced to three months in the stocks, but was released after two days because of overcrowding. Full Story

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