why is Christian Voodoo frowned upon for its rituals, but Catholicism is acceptable?
no1home ..man those are strong words to throw at anyone
what about Haitian voodoo or Louisiana voodoo
i expect an apology
fox ..what do you think Communion is
that's a ritual to turn bread an wine into actual body and blood of Christ ..its not symbolic
fireball ..come on i didn't mention Jesus..i mentioned men and what they try and pass off as Christianity..and then point to others Christianity as if its evil
Why do you tell lies and make false accusations in the form of a question? Don't you know that straw men are used by people who have nothing intelligent to say?
First, there is no such thing as"Christian voodoo", so you are a liar from the start.
Second, there are no rituals for the "voodoo" that doesn't exit, so you are a liar again.
It's because the Catholic Church claims to have God's favor. The reality is the Catholic style of paganism is more socially acceptable to most people.
>>Haiti mostly had large percentages of Voodoo believers. Catholicism has influenced Voodoo in Haiti and vice verse. In other words, Voodoo has borrowed sort of 'far-reaching speculation' form from Roman Catholicism. The difference between Voodoo and Roman Catholicism is that Roman Catholicism is more visible and official; However, Voodoo was unofficial and secretive. Even though there are great a number of Haitian who claim Christian status, many Haitians secretly practice Voodoo ritual.
Many Christians accept Voodoo as part of the country's culture. They have no problem because half of the people that are Christian are very aware that the other half practice voodoo. However there are the few Christians who disagree with the idea of Voodoo, for some believe that Voodoo is not compatible with Christianity. Even though many people in Haiti do practice voodoo, when asked the question, "what religion are you?" they would respond that they are Roman Catholics or Evangelicals.
With this in mind, the people in Haiti can practice what they choose to practice. However, the most common religions are Voodoo and Christianity. The Catholic Church and the clergy play a significant role in teaching, another issue which affects the relationship between the two religions.
Voodoo is taken seriously, and is not "black magic" (or at least not primarily, see book). Many observances are shared between the religions; for instance it is not abnormal for Voodoo funerary ceremonies to be performed and to be followed by a Roman Catholic ceremony presided by a priest. Many Haitians celebrate Christian holidays alongside traditional Voodoo holidays.
The Church has put pressure upon the government to outlaw and disband Voodoo. In 1896, 1913, and again in 1941 the church led its anti-superstitious campaigns to fight against Voodooism. During the campaigns, hundreds of Ounfos and ritual paraphernalia were destroyed and burned. In addition to the more common French and British the missionaries, Canadian missionaries began to move in to Haiti in 1942. A Jesuit seminary was also opened in 1948. Up to this time, the church remains a major political power; this can cause major problems in country and has greatly limited its pastoral work.<<
A lot of people don't realize that Voodoo comes from Catholicism. I know Catholics emphatically refuse to even look at the history of it (the Catholics I know refuse). Most don't even know what the rituals are or WHY they have them.
it's amazing how much people will ignore if they think it might somehow harm their personal image. *wink*
Anywhere you have Christianity long through history you have a blend of it with voodoo, witchcraft, or folk religion. Of course this is frowned upon, but it seems natural to those that have the senses for it and didn't retract from what they found in nature. Catholicism, etc, are "sheep" religions. Aside from things that fall under criminal law, no one will completely get rid of voodoo, witchcraft, paganism, folk religion... The thousand plus years of Christianity has to say something about that. Status of women and gays, also minorities, also falls in line with this, and science and the arts really take off when fundamentalism is disengaged. Look at the 19Th century. The less fundamentalism there is, the more gets done, the better people are treated. The time before the romantic period was a "scientific" period, but it was religiously fundamentalist, as well. "Science" could be used to prove or disprove any number of biased things. Catholics are just a product of their time. That religion comes from a time when people weren't allowed to think. Yes, they do rituals, but regular people aren't allowed to do rituals, only the priest. Regular people doing rituals would fall under their "witchcraft" laws, I think. Not allowed. If people taking their imaginations into their own hands would befall the church, they wouldn't have a monopoly in their lives anymore.
why is Christian Voodoo frowned upon for its rituals, but Catholicism is acceptable?
