IS MEDJUGORJE A SATANIC CULT?

Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

I don't understand why there are people who keep saying that Medjugorje is a cult and at the extreme end there are even those who say that it is a Satanic cult. How sad! I honestly feel that they are not doing justice to this holy place. Even though they do not believe in the apparitions there is no reason why they should say such a thing. Maybe they do not know what a Satanic Cult really is. If only they would take the trouble to find out more about it they would realize that they have misinterpreted its meaning. A Satanic Cult is a fearful thing - certainly NOT what you can see and experience in Medjugorje. Is Medjugorje really a Satanic cult? This is the topic of my discussion tonight.

What is a Satanic Cult? The Cult of Satan or Satanic worship is a magical ceremony characterized by the worship of demons and the revolt against Christianity. Its focus is on worshipping the devil and mocking God and is therefore absolutely evil. The central feature of Satanic worship is the Black Mass, a perverted and inverted rendition of the Eucharistic host and an antithesis of God. The 'Black Mass Ceremony' include activities such as animal / human sacrifices and deviant sexual behaviors. How scary!. Contrary to the Roman Catholic Mass, the Satanic ritual is motivated by the belief that Satan is stronger and more powerful than God and is therefore more capable of fulfilling the desires of his adherents.

Now, let us go deeper into the meaning of Black Mass and find out what happens during the Satanic ceremony. The Black Mass with its black candles and the naked body of a woman serving as an altar is an intentional inversion of the Catholic Mass. It is very offensive to Christians as it is calling for the renunciation of God. Since Satan does not want the human race to worship God, he is being substituted for God in the Black Satanic Mass where "good' is replaced by "evil". Participants are encouraged to wear black hooded full length cloaks. The following are among some of the activities that are being carried out during the Black Mass:

• Instead of invoking the name of Jesus, the participants scream "Beelzebub! Beelzebub! Beelzebub!" mockingly;
• Burning or stabbing sacramental wafers;
• Pouring consecrated wine contemptuously onto the floor;
• Drinking urine or blood from a human skull;
• Feasting on roasted human flesh;
• Frenzy sex orgies; 
• Newborn babies being murdered and offered as sacrifices to Satan;
• Slitting throats and collecting the blood into a chalice.

Have the Medjugorje priests ever celebrated the Black Mass? Have they ever preached anything about Satanism? Have they ever taught the pilgrims how to worship Satan? In Medjugorje, Satan's name is never mentioned. Evil does not exist. Everyone is kind, honest and helpful. Even those who are not normally kind, honest and helpful would embrace these characteristics for a short while during their stay in Medjugorje. Why is it so? How can one choose to do evil in a place where evil does not exist? There is no such thing as the Black Mass in Medjugorje. The words 'Black Mass' do sound scary, don't they? These scary words do not exist in Medjugorje. In Medjugorje we do not see darkness. We can only see the light of God.

I have been invited to other non-Catholic churches before. Not that I wanted to go. It was just that my friends were too persuasive to the extent that they kept calling me unendingly - almost to the extent of dragging me there by force. In the Catholic Churches we DO NOT look for new members like this. Once there was a friend who told me that she wanted to introduce a lawyer who graduated from the UK to me. I do wonder if this is one of the tactics which her church employs to bring in new members. Any woman wouldn't be able to resist such temptation but definitely NOT me. I never like the idea of hunting for a husband especially in such an unnatural way. I have much better things to do in my life. Finding new church members isn't that difficult after all - just drag a lawyer, doctor or engineer there and hundreds of young ladies would flock to the church (when they are invited by the church members) and compete desperately for him! What is the purpose of going to church? To pray or to hunt for a husband? 

Out of curiousity, I went to the other non-Catholic churches to see what was going on and being an extremely picky person I felt uneasy throughout my presence in those churches. I am the kind of person who cannot accept the slightest deviation from the Roman Catholic practices. If I have ever attended the Black Mass in Medjugorje, I will never ever mention this place again in my life. The reason why I am so supportive of Medjugorje is because it is more Catholic than the Catholic Churches in Malaysia. Frankly speaking, in Malaysia, I cannot find the kind of Catholic life that I yearn for. I can only find it in Medjugorje and Lourdes.

In Medjugorje, we do not renounce God and worship Satan. Human sacrifice, animal sacrifice and deviant sexual activities have never been a part of the Church practices in Medjugorje. I haven't seen the priests killing people and animals in the church as offerings to Satan. And Medjugorje is certainly the last place to go for those who enjoy deviant sexual activities. People are smart nowadays. They know where to go for these activities. Medjugorje is NOT the place for them. In Medjugorje, we do not drink urine or blood from a human skull nor do we feast on roasted human flesh. We fast on bread and water. We do not burn sacramental wafers, pour consecrated wine onto the floor, or scream 'Beelzebub'. We attend Church several times a day and pray the rosary wherever we go.

So, what can we see in Medjugorje? I saw people praying the rosary all the time - on their way to church, while walking to the shops, while climbing Podbrdo Hill and Krizevac Mountain. Back home, they probably wouldn't do such a thing in public because no one is doing it. But in Medjugorje, even godless people would pray all the time because everyone is doing it. Even those who seldom go to church would find themselves attending mass everyday or possibly several times a day. To a greater or lesser extent, we are influenced by our surrounding environment and by the people around us. So, if we want to live a holy life, Medjugorje is the best place for us. Why accuse Medjugorje of being a Satanic cult? Do you think people who worship Satan would do what the Medjugorje pilgrims are doing each day?

A few months back, a church member who is not very bright was invited to a non-Catholic church in Kuala Lumpur. He went there for the purpose of getting a free meal. As I have said earlier, anyone in Malaysia can rent a flat or a shoplot and call it a church and then call himself a pastor. When this church member entered this particular "non-Catholic Church", he was given a very lucrative offer, i.e., to marry a beautiful China woman. Irresistible, isn't it? Any guy would simply say "yes". Why not? The wife is free of charge. Better than taking a Vietnamese bride. To marry a Vietnamese bride one would have to pay RM15000. Well, this guy said that he couldn't afford to support himself and he did not want a wife. Next, he was given another offer, i.e., he would be paid RM1000 for marrying this China woman. This was supposed to be a faked marriage. The China woman only wanted the marriage certificate so that she could stay here. He was told that this China woman would not give him any problems. She only wanted to work as a maid here. When he asked for the advice of another church member in my church, this church member told him that since Malaysian women do not want China maids for fear that they would destroy their families, there was the likelihood that this China woman could have come here to work as a prostitute. So, this not-so-bright church member declined the marriage offer by that non-Catholic church. Why offered him RM1000 when he declined the first offer? The reason was very obvious, i.e., this non-Catholic church was doing some kind of sham / fake marriage business and had the intention to scam this guy. Needless to say, this China woman would disappear with the marriage certificate after marriage and he would be left without a wife. Just imagine how heart-broken he would be if he really wanted a wife? What if he really wants to get married one day? Well, he'll find that he cannot do so because he is legally married to this China woman. Goodness knows where she'll be then. Only after he declined the first offer that he was being told about the truth of this fake marriage transaction. This 'sham marriage syndicate church' had no choice but to give him money to lure him into doing something illegal. The members of this church were very persuasive and they even tried to convince him to help this China woman saying that he should help people whenever he could. Does it mean that to "help people whenever he could" he must enter into a sham marriage? Is helping people through sham marriages one of the crossover projects of this Protestant church?

The marriage offer aside, how come no one ever says that this particular church is a cult? In fact it is regarded as a respectable Protestant church by many people. Quite a prominent one too! If such a 'sham marriage syndicate church' cannot be regarded as a cult, then why is it that Medjugorje is accused of being a Satanic cult? Whatever the situation may be Medjugorje will NOT do this kind of fake marriage business and promote prostitution. Which is more Satanic? The rented-flat 'sham marriage syndicate church' or Medjugorje? Think of it! 

Thanks for reading. You may also like to read IF YOU WANT TO GET RICH QUICK, START A CULT; Beware of Greedy, Selfish and Money-Hungry Pastors; MEDJUGORJE: FAITH OR FRAUD?; and IS MEDJUGORJE A HOAX AND A MONEY MAKING SCAM? To view the content page of this blog, please click here. 

Reference:

Dictionary of the Supernatural by Petre Underwood.