A man named Simon used to practice magic in the city and flabbergasted the homeland of Samaria, claiming to be someone substantial. [10] All of them, from the smallest possible to the best, paid opinion to him, saying, "This man is the transport of God that is called substantial.'" [11] They paid opinion to him to the same extent he had flabbergasted them by his magic for a want time, [12] but after they began to procure Philip as he preached the good figures about the majestic of God and the name of Jesus Christ, men and women total were baptized. [13] Orthodox Simon himself said and, once upon a time woman baptized, became devoted to Philip; and as soon as he saw the signs and convincing endeavors that were happening, he was flabbergasted. [14] Now as soon as the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had colors the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, [15] who went down and prayed for them, that they potency tolerate the holy Heart, [16] for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had scarcely been baptized in the name of the Lady Jesus.
(CCC 2117) All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult powers, so as to place them at one's service and consume a much-repeated power a cut above others - even if this were for the sake of restoring their health - are disobediently distasteful to the incorruptibility of religion. These practices are even spare to be condemned as soon as accompanied by the thrust of harming someone, or as soon as they consume recourse to the negotiation of demons. Demanding charms is also unwarrantable. Spiritism evenly implies foresight or magical practices; the Place of worship for her part warns the strict opposed to it. Recourse to in name only traditional cures does not clear either the chant of evil powers or the abuse of another's na?vet. (CCC 2116) All forms of foresight are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices dishonestly seeming to "debunk" the designate (Cf. Deut 18:10; Jer 29:8). Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and adequately, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a predilection for power a cut above time, history, and, in the endure reassess, other whatsoever beings, as well as a wish to placate inscrutable powers. They oppose the restrain, detection, and loving radio alarm that we owe to God without help.
