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What are we to make of books like this?	Matt	Monday, July 23, 2007
Question: Brother Ignatius, Recently, i was in a bookstore and came across this book entitled "Papal Magic: Occult Practices within The Catholic Church." This bothered me to even see this title, i didn't pick it up, but saw the spine of the book on the shelf. Here is a link to it on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Papal-Magic-Occult-Practices-Catholic/dp/0061240834 My guess is that these types of books are straight from Satan himself, am i correct in my guess? I don't know everything about the history of our Church and when i see things like this they bother me, please help Brother Ignatius. Thank you and God Bless you on your wonderful work!
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Matt: The guy who wrote that book is an occultist and an idiot. Ignore it. It is just another in the huge pile of manure that is out there that distorts Church history and Church teachings and practice in order to fit some ridiculous notion. One of the things that occultist misinterpret about the Catholic Church is that prayer, the Eucharist, the Sacraments, etc. are not magic. Magic is man's attempt to manipulate the gods (spirits) or nature for a desired effect and conform it to the will of the magician. What the Catholic Church does is not an attempt to manipulate God or nature to subservience of our desires. Prayer and the Sacraments are cooperation with God according to God's instructions and desire in a form of intimacy that is personal and always for His greater Glory and only according to His will, and not ours. This, by definition, is not magic. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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What are we to make of books like this?

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Monday, July 23, 2007

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Brother Ignatius,
Recently, i was in a bookstore and came across this book entitled "Papal Magic: Occult Practices within The Catholic Church." This bothered me to even see this title, i didn't pick it up, but saw the spine of the book on the shelf. Here is a link to it on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Papal-Magic-Occult-Practices-Catholic/dp/0061240834 My guess is that these types of books are straight from Satan himself, am i correct in my guess? I don't know everything about the history of our Church and when i see things like this they bother me, please help Brother Ignatius. Thank you and God Bless you on your wonderful work!

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Matt:

The guy who wrote that book is an occultist and an idiot. Ignore it. It is just another in the huge pile of manure that is out there that distorts Church history and Church teachings and practice in order to fit some ridiculous notion.

One of the things that occultist misinterpret about the Catholic Church is that prayer, the Eucharist, the Sacraments, etc. are not magic. Magic is man's attempt to manipulate the gods (spirits) or nature for a desired effect and conform it to the will of the magician.

What the Catholic Church does is not an attempt to manipulate God or nature to subservience of our desires. Prayer and the Sacraments are cooperation with God according to God's instructions and desire in a form of intimacy that is personal and always for His greater Glory and only according to His will, and not ours. This, by definition, is not magic.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.