the malleus maleficarnum was condemned by the Catholic church and was deemed not in line with the Catholic view of demonology.

Yep. The idea that the malleus maleficarum reflected the doctrine of the church at the time is a pop history idea, debunked by historians ages ago and I love you for pointing out that it was the secular authorities that most prosecuted witchcraft, and even especially in protestant countries. The inquisition is another aspect of that understanding of history which is completely misunderstood. It's jurisdiction was so strictly defined to assure the orthodoxy of religion that, again, the odds are that if you fell afoul of the religious state you'd be prosecuted by a regular ass judge.