A lot of the Wiccans I've met, were brought up Catholic - any connection?

Question

I don't know whether it's a rebelion against catholisim, or the use of cerimony in both religions. Why does this happen?

Answer 1

Is Catholicism popular in your area? It is in mine and most of the Wiccans come from there. But there are connections between Catholicism and Paganism... one example... St Brigit... is a goddess in Paganism... was long before the Catholic church was established... And oddly enough, the Catholic story for her is almost identical to the Pagan one with the exception that the Church claims she was a Catholic. While the Celtic story shows her to be a goddess linked to healing.

Answer 2

The connection that you will find is that of poor catechesis. If you talk to ex-Catholics, you will find that 99.9 percent of the time they were not taught much or only a rudimentary notion of Catholicism. It is as simple as that.

Especially Wiccans and other "New Agers". Wiccan etc. is very shallow when compared to the spirituality of Catholicism. I know you do not believe me, but that is because you have never taken the time to read Catholic Spirituality.

Let me suggest that you check out these books (there is plenty more where this came from)
CLOUD OF THE UNKNOWING -- Unknown Author
The Various Works of (Pseudo)-Dionysius the Areopagite
The Various Works of ST JOHN OF THE CROSS
The Various Works of St. TERESA OF AVILA
THE MYSTICAL CITY OF GOD by MARY OF AGREDA
THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS

Answer 3

No it’s not rebellion.

I was brought up catholic too.

We have simply heard so much nonsense we have become completely gullible.

In effect, we will fall for anything.

Rather than Wicca I suggest the course in miracles. It is the antidote to all of the lies that have ever been made up by religion. Read it yourself; don't listen to what the frightened religious types say about it. The truth can get scary to someone who believes in a judgmental punishing Small g god.

Answer 4

Yes, both reject the basic principles of Christianity - that we are all sinners in desperate need of salvation and that we cannot save ourselves, that only through Jesus Christ and His complete sacrifice at the cross can we be saved.

While there are some Catholic Christians, most do not believe in the complete sacrifice of Christ at the cross and therefore are not saved. Their unbelief is proven by the fact that they sacrifice Him over and over upon the altar of their mass.

The Bible says that we are all sinners and that we have all fallen short of the glory of God. The Bible also says that God sent Jesus Christ His only Son to die on the cross in full payment of our sins. Those who reject His payment will have to in effect pay for their own sins and the penalty is eternal death and everlasting destruction. This is why our Savior Jesus died in our place.

If you have not done so already, the Bible says that we must turn from sin and put our full faith and trust in Jesus for our salvation, believing that He died on the cross and rose from the dead on our behalf. If we do, eternal life will be ours and heaven will be our eternal home. If we receive Jesus and are truly following Him, we will want to learn and obey His Word the Bible, with special emphasis on the New Testament, which is the blueprint for Christian living.

Answer 5

I'd agree with your theory; perhaps they see flaws in the catholic faith, but miss the order and security that it can bring to life, so they seek ritual and meaning elsewhere.

If I wasn't an atheist I think I'd be a catholic. All the artwork and latin chants are so beautiful.

Answer 6

Easy...

They were like kids broaght up by nazis, saw what their parents were about then become jews or coboys who sided with the Native Americans...


Gob, Christianity and def catholicisim is whats evil and morallly wrong... look at all the catholic terroroists the IRA going around murdering people and blowing people up...

Wiccans never did that.

or look how catholics like to abuse and rape and hurt women

'The Magdelen Laundries' should be in your video shop but the tv drama 'sinners' was more accurate if you can find it.
over 30,000 were involved up till 1996...how old were you at that time?
How many of your friends, you or your sister could have ended up here.
http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/magdal...
http://www.netreach.net/~steed/magdalen....
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380703/...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/dra...
Origonal documentry available from
http://cgi.ebay.com/sex-in-a-cold-climat...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/pa...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressre...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/pa...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/pa...


And rob them of their babies...


Nice sweet wiccans dont do things like that as they have morals

Chrisitians have none and catholics are the worst


Ie brought upi by eveil catholic christianity with alll its girls can't be preists or popes sexist scum rubbish.


All the evil nasty attiudes against woemn dressing pretty or enjoying sex.

They hate the whole idea that sex is dirty, the abuse of gay mates , all the history of witch burning, abuse , attacks on sex ed... etc etc...


And see Wiccanisim is the good relgion...


Not sexist or anti sex or femininity. Here felames are given respect and treated wequally. Gays are cool etc etc...


And Wiccan magic ie herbalisim actully works without the need for a male macho sexist repressed domanant *** hole

Answer 7

Catholics stole things like santa it was a pagen holiday
so why not join the Wiccans way its just as much bullcrap as any other religion.

Answer 8

Roman Catholics are not filled with the Holy Spirit so they are more susceptible to the evil one.

Answer 9

there is a lot to be said of the ceremony. Dont forget they learnt it from the old church which is celtic. different deities similar ceremony.They modified it from old beliefs. Perhaps it is a return to the one true....

Answer 10

both pretty pagan I think