It was not so long ago that the National Catholic Reporter chose a new image of "Jesus" for the millenium. The image was filled with symbols of witchcraft which didn't seem to bother the nun who made the decision of which "Jesus" best represented the Roman Catholic version of "Jesus". This image also has a very strange looking hand which closely resembles a claw.

I was looking through the Short Catechism Of Mary, by Cardinal Charles Journet, and there I discovered another picture of "God" with a clawed hand holding the universe. I wondered why the clawed hand had only three fingers showing.

So, I looked up the significance of three and discovered that in witchcraft

"Three is a magic number in spells and rituals...Many spells call for an action to be repeated three times, as in the gypsy love spell which calls for a candle to be pricked three times" (A Treasury Of Witchcraft And Devilry, Gupta and Brandon, 70-71).

It makes me wonder if the author of the Short Catechism Of Mary hoped to cast a spell on the reader to seduce them to believe the lies written within. Let me give you just a couple of examples of these demonic doctrines. On page 56, #74, a question is asked:

"Is the Blessed Virgin powerful enough to obtain the salvation of her true servants? Yes. The Blessed Virgin is powerful enough to obtain the salvation of her true servants, that is, those who from the bottom of their hearts without ceasing ask her to help them to rise from sin, to live in the light of the Gospel, and to die in the love of God."

It's curious that "God", "Jesus", "Satan" and vampires are all depicted with claw-like fingers. First and foremost, we were commanded not to make any image of God!

"Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female...."(Deut.4:15-16)

So, not only do they disobey God's word concerning idols and images of God, but then they make His image with demonic like claws! What blasphemy! Have they no fear of the Lord?

While examining the picture of "God", "Jesus" and "The Holy Ghost" (the bird) crowning "Mary", I noticed that "God" was wearing the same triple crown tiara that the pope wears. It is not lawful for anyone but the pope to wear that crown. I wondered why the artist chose to put the triple crown tiara on "God", but only a single crown for "Jesus" and "Mary". The triple tiara signifies that the pope has all power in heaven, on earth, and in hell. Of course we know from scriptures that the pope and his Roman hierarchy are liars! Jesus said:

"All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth...." (Matt.28:18)

And again, in Col.1:17-18, speaking of Jesus:

"And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."

Symbolisms of witchcraft are not unusual in the Catholic church. I guess this is just one more example! The Roman Catholic hierarchy should have humbled themselves "under the mighty hand of God, instead of the claw of Satan! (1Pet.5:6)

by Rebecca A. Sexton