Phenomenon of Satanism in Contemporary Society
Giuseppe Ferrari National Secretary of the Organization for Research and Information on Sects Editorial Director of the journal ‘Religioni e sette nel mondo’ Membership in satanic sects, the participation in the rites introduced by them, the evocation of demonic entities, the personal and sole cult of the devil, and the affirmation of ideas deriving from […]
Satanic Rites in the Church’s Judgment
Bishop Angelo Scola Bishop emeritus of Grosseto, Italy Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University, Rome The legacy of the modern age, which has seen, if not the defeat, at least a drastic reduction in the claims of rationalism, presents us with an unexpected explosion of the sacred. Secularization had been proclaimed as the reduction of […]
Demonology
As the name sufficiently indicates, demonology is the science or doctrine concerning demons. Both in its form and in its meaning it has an obvious analogy with theology, which is the science or doctrine about God. And with reference to the many false and dangerous forms of this demonic science we may fitly adapt the […]