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[[Wicca]] is a modern, syncretic [[Paganism|Neopagan]] religion, whose practitioners many Christians have incorrectly assumed to worship Satan. In actuality, Wiccans do not believe in the existence of Satan or any analogous figure and have repeatedly and emphatically rejected the notion that they venerate such an entity. | [[Wicca]] is a modern, syncretic [[Paganism|Neopagan]] religion, whose practitioners many Christians have incorrectly assumed to worship Satan. In actuality, Wiccans do not believe in the existence of Satan or any analogous figure and have repeatedly and emphatically rejected the notion that they venerate such an entity. | ||
The cult of the skeletal figure of [[Santa Muerte]], which has grown exponentially in Mexico, has been denounced by the Catholic Church as Devil-worship. However, devotees of Santa Muerte view her as an [[angel]] of death created by God, and many of them identify as Catholic. | The [[cult]] of the skeletal figure of [[Santa Muerte]], which has grown exponentially in Mexico, has been denounced by the Catholic Church as Devil-worship. However, devotees of Santa Muerte view her as an [[angel]] of death created by God, and many of them identify as Catholic. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||