DN contacted professor of religion, Dr. Andrew Chesnut, who is an expert on Santa Muerte in society. He thinks that Catholic apologetics are bending over backwards to link the murder of Christopher to “the Satanic” Santa Muerte.Murder of child by other children linked to Santa Muerte by media | Doubtful News
“The only established link to Santa Muerte is the fact that Christopher’s mother is a devotee, though she hasn’t been accused of being an accomplice of the teen and preteen neighbors who murdered him. The source of almost all the alleged Santa Muerte connection are local Mexican media reports, often of dubious veracity, citing neighbors in the barrio who alleged the young murderers are Santa Muerte devotees who used to harass Protestants in the neighborhood,” says Dr. Chesnut.
“As the fastest growing religious movement in Mexico, and throughout the Americas, Santa Muerte has become enemy number one of the Catholic Church in Mexico. This story is part of an ongoing campaign to demonize the dynamic folk saint,” he concludes.
Dr. Chesnut notes that Saint Death is popular among criminal elements, but most devotees are not murderers, nor do they worship Satan. While some extremists may commit such crimes, the majority of the followers are peaceful. Stories such at this, without substantial evidence, propagate fear of Sante Muerte followers. It’s not uncommon to link murders to the sect.
Friday, June 5, 2015
Murder of child by other children linked to Santa Muerte by media | Doubtful News
As Doubtful News points out, it is important to note,
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