"Malleus Maleficarum" was not in fact sanctioned by the Catholic Church, as a quick perusal of Wikipedia would reveal. Its author very much wanted to claim that it was, of course. It was used by secular authorities, but the actual Inquisition never used it and actually warned against it.
It was also not published until 1487, at the very end of the Middle Ages, and didn't have much influence on the prosecution of witchcraft until the 16th century. So once again, it's outside the time frame we're talking about, as was most of the European witchcraft craze.
"Malleus Maleficarum" was not in fact sanctioned by the Catholic Church, as a quick perusal of Wikipedia would reveal. Its author very much wanted to claim that it was, of course. It was used by secular authorities, but the actual Inquisition never used it and actually warned against it.
It was also not published until 1487, at the very end of the Middle Ages, and didn't have much influence on the prosecution of witchcraft until the 16th century. So once again, it's outside the time frame we're talking about, as was most of the European witchcraft craze.