Death Saint : Blasphemous ?

Santa Muerte is typically represented by a skeletal figure of a woman carrying her scythe.

                                     

Santa Muerte is often dressed in a white wedding dress -

single women pray to her to find a husband

or wives pray to punish a cheating spouse 

                             

Offerings typically include money, sweets and garlands.

                                         

The president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi,

said worshipping Santa Muerte or Holy Death :

is a "degeneration of religion".  :-\

Cardinal Ravasi said the practice was "anti-religious".

"Religion celebrates life, but here you have death,"

"It's not religion just because it's dressed up like religion; it's a blasphemy against religion",

Police in Mexico arrested eight people in connection with the killing of two boys and a woman

in ritual sacrifices which prosecutors said were linked to the cult of Santa Muerte.

so what about when hindus worship Kali?


couldnt the same be said there as well?


she is mother of destruction....not to be messed with


or what Byroe - whom you have give white rum and cigarettes too?

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so what about when hindus worship Kali?

or what Byroe - whom you have give white rum and cigarettes too?
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Goog Lee will explain the positives : 

since SCA is still looking for a brown paper bag !

Every one wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die

Never heard of this.  Looks rather morbid.