monsters > zombies > voodoo > voodoo and roman catholicosm

Voodoo and

 Roman Catholicism

Similarities between Voodoo and Roman Catholicism:

• Both believe in a supreme being

• The Loa resemble Christian Saints, in that they were once people who led exceptional lives, and are usually given a single responsibility or special attribute.

• Both believe in an afterlife.

• Both have, as the centerpiece of some of their ceremonies, a ritual sacrifice and consumption of flesh and blood.

• Both believe in the existence of invisible evil spirits or demons.

• Followers of Voodoo believe that each person has a met tet (master of the head) which corresponds to a Christian's patron saint.

Source:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/voodoo.htm