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In 1233 AD, the ninth-century Pope Gregory nailed the final nail to the black cat's coffin, when he declared the black cat an incarnation of the devil. With this statement, Christians pursued black cats and burned them alive at festivals to punish their evil incarnation. Things were so bad that by the 14th century cats were almost extinct in parts of Europe.
Centuries later, the idea that black cats were related to demons was naturally formed, making black cats considered witches. According to superstitious people, black cats are believed to be disguised witches. Others claim that the black cat may actually have become a witch after being a member of the wizard world for 7 years. By the 16th and 17th centuries, anyone who owned a black cat was enough to be considered a witch and sentenced to death.
Ironically, those superstitious things about the black cat continued to this day, though they proved nothing but bad luck for the black cats themselves.
