Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Roman Mass and American Indian Spiritism - A Deadly Blend

The animist spiritism and witchcraft of American Indians was added to the already abominable Roman Mass this past summer at St. Andrew Church in Portland, Oregon. This was reported in the Aug 10 Catholic News Service article, “Mass Highlights Traditions, Culture of Catholic American Indians.”

God warns His people in the bible to not adapt pagan rituals. Deuteronomy 12:30b-31a says:

“And that thou enquire not after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? Even so I will do likewise.’ Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God; for every abomination to the LORD, which He hateth, have they done unto their gods.”

Comment - Catholics are not God’s people, so we should not be surprised when they borrow pagan practices from anywhere in the world.

This Mass included:

1. A “smoke blessing.” As herbs, roots, or bark is burned, the resulting smoke supposedly shows evidence of the “spirit” that was bound up within the plant.

2. The Lakota (or Sioux for the politically incorrect) song “Tate Topa Olowan,” or “Four Directions” was sung. This included references to welcoming the eagle spirit, the coyote spirit, the bear spirit, as well as touching the ground and welcoming the energy of “Mother Earth.”

3. An incessant Indian drumbeat that “symbolizes a rhythmic heartbeat that connects everything – animals, trees, humans – to collectively make them ‘in tune’ with creation.”

This stuff is evil! Some people claim Catholics are “Christians.” Some people are wrong!

Romanism once again demonstrates its inherently wicked nature by this consorting with American Indian spiritism. Pray for Reformation anew; that God open the eyes of Christians to the danger we face in – Roman Catholicism.