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- Dec 6, 2020
I don't know what to call these two things other than demonic so I'll start by saying a prayer.
St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do thou, oh Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Secondly, the fact that some Catholic laity do a thing does not make that thing licit. There are many lay Catholics who have committed adultery but this does not mean that the Sixth Commandment stops being valid. Similarly, the fact some lay Catholics practice witchcraft does not mean that we can practice witchcraft with a good conscience and the Church has always viewed it as a sin (case in point: Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2116-2117 and 213
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Thirdly, the Church has never told people to pay to get their loved ones out of Purgatory. She has always taught that prayer can help speed penitents' passage through Purgatory and that one way this can be done is through Masses, but ”you can pay for a Mass to be said for your soul or your loved ones' souls” and ”if you give us a bunch of money angels will transport your soul straight to Heaven” are two different concepts. As an aside, it's worth noting that there was, and still is, a legend that even St Thomas Aquinas had to genuflect in Purgatory before entering Heaven. Purgatory is where the souls of the dead are cleansed of sin; it is not a place where you hang out while your wife sits around on Earth giving a priest money.
Fourthly, relics of the saints can work miracles because of the intercession of the saints who they belonged to. If someone has (to use an example) a lance that St Louis carried into battle, any miracles that happen as a result of that lance being venerated take place because of who St Louis was, not because of the fact it's a lance. The idea that lucky charms can work miracles on their own, without God's involvement, is a pagan concept.
Fifthly, if taking payments to heal ailments is a form of witchcraft someone should let the US healthcare system know that anything other than M4A is now witchcraft.
Sixthly, anyone who believes that the Catholic Church believes that the era of miracles ended with Jesus' death is incredibly ignorant about what the Catholic Church actually believes. To use two examples, for someone to be canonised two miracles almost always have to take place after someone prayed that that person would intercede for him in Heaven, and the Church has recognised 70 miracles at Lourdes alone. Bear in mind that the Lourdes apparitions took place in 1858, or more than 1800 years after the death of Jesus. Claiming that Marian apparitions are somehow demonic is, ironically enough, something I mainly see coming from Jack Chick-style Protestants.
Finally, anyone who believes Muslims like witches should remember that Islamic religious police routinely arrest, imprison and execute suspected witches. Ironically enough witchcraft is often a defence in sex crimes; both partners can get the death penalty if they're found guilty of adultery, sodomy or whatever, but if one of them claims that the other is a magician and hypnotised the other, he can get off.
Secondly, the Albigensians were only loosely Christians. Albigensianism or Catharism was another form of Manichaeism, which was a dualist religion. The fact that the Albigensians believed that Jesus was not a material being and that the God of the Old Testament was another form of Satan should show you that they are heterodox at best.
Thirdly, people who think you can ”intersect... two religions” when one of those religions is Christian and the other not should remember what St Paul said in 2 Corinthians;
St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do thou, oh Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
First off, the fact Protestants believe that Catholics worship a biscuit does not mean we worship a biscuit, nor is transsubstantiation magic. The fact Jack Chick said something about the Catholic Church does not make it true, although witches seem to have a hard time understanding this (the number of witches who think they can use the Virgin Mary or saints in their witchcraft is surprisingly high).
Secondly, the fact that some Catholic laity do a thing does not make that thing licit. There are many lay Catholics who have committed adultery but this does not mean that the Sixth Commandment stops being valid. Similarly, the fact some lay Catholics practice witchcraft does not mean that we can practice witchcraft with a good conscience and the Church has always viewed it as a sin (case in point: Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2116-2117 and 213
Thirdly, the Church has never told people to pay to get their loved ones out of Purgatory. She has always taught that prayer can help speed penitents' passage through Purgatory and that one way this can be done is through Masses, but ”you can pay for a Mass to be said for your soul or your loved ones' souls” and ”if you give us a bunch of money angels will transport your soul straight to Heaven” are two different concepts. As an aside, it's worth noting that there was, and still is, a legend that even St Thomas Aquinas had to genuflect in Purgatory before entering Heaven. Purgatory is where the souls of the dead are cleansed of sin; it is not a place where you hang out while your wife sits around on Earth giving a priest money.
Fourthly, relics of the saints can work miracles because of the intercession of the saints who they belonged to. If someone has (to use an example) a lance that St Louis carried into battle, any miracles that happen as a result of that lance being venerated take place because of who St Louis was, not because of the fact it's a lance. The idea that lucky charms can work miracles on their own, without God's involvement, is a pagan concept.
Fifthly, if taking payments to heal ailments is a form of witchcraft someone should let the US healthcare system know that anything other than M4A is now witchcraft.
Sixthly, anyone who believes that the Catholic Church believes that the era of miracles ended with Jesus' death is incredibly ignorant about what the Catholic Church actually believes. To use two examples, for someone to be canonised two miracles almost always have to take place after someone prayed that that person would intercede for him in Heaven, and the Church has recognised 70 miracles at Lourdes alone. Bear in mind that the Lourdes apparitions took place in 1858, or more than 1800 years after the death of Jesus. Claiming that Marian apparitions are somehow demonic is, ironically enough, something I mainly see coming from Jack Chick-style Protestants.
Finally, anyone who believes Muslims like witches should remember that Islamic religious police routinely arrest, imprison and execute suspected witches. Ironically enough witchcraft is often a defence in sex crimes; both partners can get the death penalty if they're found guilty of adultery, sodomy or whatever, but if one of them claims that the other is a magician and hypnotised the other, he can get off.
Firstly, most scholars believe that the Urim and Thummim were used to see what the will of God was, not to try and see the future. Even if that was the case, things like the Jewish high priesthood were superseded by the New Covenant and continuing to use them implies that Jesus did not die for us, which is blasphemy. We are not Mormons, and we do not use magic rocks to tell us what God wants.
Secondly, the Albigensians were only loosely Christians. Albigensianism or Catharism was another form of Manichaeism, which was a dualist religion. The fact that the Albigensians believed that Jesus was not a material being and that the God of the Old Testament was another form of Satan should show you that they are heterodox at best.
Thirdly, people who think you can ”intersect... two religions” when one of those religions is Christian and the other not should remember what St Paul said in 2 Corinthians;
St Paul said:Do not be yoked with those who are different, with unbelievers. For what partnership do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? What accord has Christ with Beliar? Or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols?