Is Paganism Dead? Or Are We Just Living in Denial? by Dr. Jeff Mirus

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture, May 18, 2023

Jeffrey Mirus holds a Ph.D. in intellectual history from Princeton University. A co-founder of Christendom College, he also pioneered Catholic Internet services. He is the founder of Trinity Communications and CatholicCulture.org.

It is a chore to re-read Leviticus every year or so, since it primarily outlines the demands of Jewish ritual and ritual purity, as prescribed by God through Moses. But in my series on the Old Testament several years ago, I noticed that the rules God established for the Jewish community at this early date also teach us a great deal about personal and social morality today. For reference:

• Want to understand sexual morality? Read—and grasp—Leviticus.

• Catholic Social Teaching: Rooted in Leviticus?

At the very least, as my old friend Poirot says, “It gives one furiously to think.” There are an increasing number of common sexual sins and abuses today which were associated with pagan cults that were absolutely forbidden to the Jews. …

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