The chief exorcist of the Vatican, Father Gabriel Amort, ranked yoga as Satanism. The 85-year-old priest believes that yoga leads to evil
According to Father G. Amort, yoga seems harmless, since it implies relaxation of the body, but in fact it is a trick of the devil, because it is associated with Eastern religions based on a false belief in reincarnation. G. Amorth believes that you need to stay away from yoga.
In addition, the priest ranked the books about Harry Potter as devilish. In his opinion, these books are associated with magic, which means they lead to the devil.
The Italian Yoga Association called the priest's statements outrageous, recalling that yoga is not a religious practice.
And just yesterday, Catholic Bishop Claudio Silverro, while preaching in the Caacupa religious center east of Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, declared mobile phones “cursed instruments of sin” that bring evil to Christian families
In a telephone interview with the agency, C. Silverro said that the mobile phone promotes the development of "inappropriate relationships" between people, and also facilitates access to pornography.
According to the bishop, "the depraved use of cell phones and the Internet" harms about 40% of Christians.
The Catholic Church as a whole does not share the opinion of C. Silverro. Cell phones are actively used by the clergy of the Vatican, and with the blessing of the church, several special mobile applications have already been created.
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The Vatican has previously spoken out sharply negative about cell phones. In 2008, in his speech, the representative of the papal throne, Jesuit Federico Lombardi, said that in the modern world, due to mobile phones, less and less time is devoted to the spiritual aspect of life, it is becoming more and more difficult to maintain inner peace and balance. Lombardi threatened that with the further development of this tendency, each person risks "mortifying" his soul.
Federico Lombardi (right) and the Pope
“In the age of mobile phones and the Internet, it is much harder to remain calm and quiet, cherishing your inner peace. It is difficult to do, but absolutely necessary,”Lombardi said.
