{"id":8951,"date":"2013-12-21T15:45:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T15:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secularright.org\/SR\/wordpress\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2013-12-21T15:45:25","modified_gmt":"2013-12-21T15:45:25","slug":"science-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secularright.org\/SR\/wordpress\/science-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sedona<\/a>The Daily Telegrap<\/em>h reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Angels exist but do not have wings and are more like shards of light, at least according to a top Catholic Church “angelologist” who says the heavenly beings are now back in vogue thanks to New Age religions.<\/p>\n

“I think there is a rediscovery of angels in Christianity,” Father Renzo Lavatori said on the sidelines of a conference on angels in a lavishly-frescoed Renaissance palace in Rome.<\/p>\n

“You do not see angels so much as feel their presence,” said Father Lavatori, adding: “They are a bit like sunlight that refracts on you through a crystal vase.”<\/p>\n

\u2026He said the popularised image of angels is a necessary result of their being “back in fashion” but is dismissive of all the angel art around Christmas.<\/p>\n

“There is space for that, but you have to understand that these are not real representations. Angels do not have wings or look like cherubs,” he said. The widely-published Catholic clergyman is also a “demonologist” and says angels are more needed than ever because increasing secularisation and materialism in society have left an “open door” for the devil.<\/p>\n

“There is a lot more interference from diabolical forces. That is why you see queues of people outside the exorcists’ offices in churches\u2026Pope Francis talks more about the devil than about angels and I think rightly so. But it’s still early, he will get round to the angels too.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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