Astrology: Help, Hoax, or Harm?
Astronomer and best-selling author Hugh Ross, Ph.D. To unravel any possible confusion over what astrology is, I would like to begin by establishing what it is not. First, astrology is not science, though a number of its adherents claim it to be. How can I make such a strong statement? Consider the following points: Astrology […]
Does the Catholic Church condemn astrology? Is it sinful to have one’s horoscope taken? What about the use of a Ouija board?
Victor R. Claveau, MJ The Catholic Church condemns astrology as a pagan superstition, which by encouraging fatalism leads to the denial of Divine Providence. The stars have absolutely no influence whatsoever upon human life and human affairs, and the casting of a horoscope or diagram of the heavens at the birth of a child in […]
What About Astrology?
David W. T. Brattston Why do many churches warn their members against astrology? Astrology claims to predict a person’s character and future by consulting the positions of the planets and stars at the moment of his/her birth. At first sight, the theory behind astrology seems reasonable enough. Because the earth’s weather affects human actions and […]
Astrology and Astronomy
Astrology is a pseudo-science concerned with the influences of the stars upon human affairs and predicting future events by the aspects and positions of the stars. Astronomy is a real science concerned with the magnitudes, motions, constitution, etc., of heavenly bodies. In the field of astronomy, the Babylonians were the masters of the ancient world […]
What the Early Church Believed: Astrology
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to ‘unveil’ the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power […]
Astrology From the Catholic Church’s Perspective
Do not be deceived. God does not speak through astrologers. Angelo Stagnaro, February 21, 2021 – National Catholic Register “All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to “unveil” the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, […]