Santa Muerte Cult In Mexico Is Thriving

[Cheerful Charlie]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/her-s...f-bullets-now-she-runs-a-huge-cult?ref=scroll

Religion makes us crazy

It is 10 years since assailants gunned down the 26-year-old in a hail of some 250 bullets. But the murder of one of the most influential spiritual leaders in Mexico’s recent history has not diminished Santa Muerte, the skeleton folk saint he revered whose name in English would be Saint Death.
In fact, the movement he left behind has strengthened since his passing. The fallen preacher has assumed a saint-like status, while his bereaved mother, Enriqueta Vargas, skillfully guides his flock.
Known as Comandante Pantera (Commander Panther), Legaría founded Santa Muerte International — the loose group of devotees that has grown since his murder. He also built a 72-foot skeleton statue that still towers above its drab surroundings here in Ecatepec, just outside Mexico City.

Wheeeeeee!

 

[phands]

Naturally, they are christians. (cue a logical fallacy from the usual suspects!) The whole edifice of xtianity is based on an act of savage torture and death....why is anyone surprised?

 

[Cheerful Charlie]

Where is our 72 foot tall statue of the Great Cosmic Space Goat?

 

[phands]

Where is our 72 foot tall statue of the Great Cosmic Space Goat?

Don't be such a heretic!!! We all know that we need a 72 foot tall Spaghetti Colander to honour the FSM.

 

[Jobar]

^Like this, but much, much bigger.

 

[T.G.G. Moogly]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/her-s...f-bullets-now-she-runs-a-huge-cult?ref=scroll

Religion makes us crazy

It is 10 years since assailants gunned down the 26-year-old in a hail of some 250 bullets. But the murder of one of the most influential spiritual leaders in Mexico’s recent history has not diminished Santa Muerte, the skeleton folk saint he revered whose name in English would be Saint Death.
In fact, the movement he left behind has strengthened since his passing. The fallen preacher has assumed a saint-like status, while his bereaved mother, Enriqueta Vargas, skillfully guides his flock.
Known as Comandante Pantera (Commander Panther), Legaría founded Santa Muerte International — the loose group of devotees that has grown since his murder. He also built a 72-foot skeleton statue that still towers above its drab surroundings here in Ecatepec, just outside Mexico City.

Wheeeeeee!

Every religion has its Santa Muerte. The Vatican calling it an infernal cult is a good example of pot, kettle.

That's a good article, and demonstrates again how easily new religions get started. Fact is they're never new, just a slightly different version of something already around.

 

[phands]

That's a good article, and demonstrates again how easily new religions get started. Fact is they're never new, just a slightly different version of something already around.

And how gullible religious people are. The church of the FSM was intended as a spoof of religions, but ended up getting OK'd as a reason to not wear crash helmets (at least in some places) because it met all the criteria for a "legitimate" religion.

 

[steve_bank]

It has been covered in the news.