{"id":1985,"date":"2021-02-02T21:23:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T21:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrystus.pl\/?p=1985"},"modified":"2021-02-02T21:31:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T21:31:37","slug":"czy-lapacz-snow-to-grzech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrystus.pl\/en\/czy-lapacz-snow-to-grzech\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a dream catcher a sin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Idolatry is one of those aspects of the Christian faith that is very often forgotten by the Catholic community. Often it is connected with habits, especially those brought from home. Other influences come from pop culture, and others are the fruit of knowledge and experience gained, for example, while visiting the world. This time the problem is quite important: is the dream catcher a sin? What is this thing, what dangers does it carry, and where should we look for answers related, among others, to the sin of idolatry?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is a dream catcher?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is very possible that this item is in the house, and the possessor does not even know what it is. The dream catcher takes the form of a decoration, a souvenir, an addition to the house, which can be bought on a trip, in shops with things from the Far East, or even at the local market. The whole thing is very ornate and caters to the tastes of many who wish to decorate their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A dream catcher is a form of amulet. It is most often made in the shape of a circle (less often a teardrop), and a thong, hair, or even sinew is attached to its outline to create a braided pattern. The idea is that during sleep it is supposed to protect the wearer from nightmares - only good dreams are supposed to pass through the openwork braid, and bad ones stop on it and disappear with the first ray of sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Czy brzmi to nieprawdopodobnie? W dalszym ci\u0105gu pojawiaj\u0105 si\u0119 w\u0105tpliwo\u015bci, czy \u0142apacz sn\u00f3w to grzech? Mo\u017cna doda\u0107 jeszcze fakt, i\u017c przedmiot ten zyska\u0142 w oczach wielu os\u00f3b jako og\u00f3lny amulet przynosz\u0105cy szcz\u0119\u015bcie. Ozdoba wygl\u0105da bardzo \u0142adnie, a do obr\u0119czy doczepia si\u0119 zwisaj\u0105ce swobodnie koraliki, pi\u00f3ra i inne dodatki. Cz\u0119\u015b\u0107 kierowc\u00f3w postanowi\u0142a wiesza\u0107 \u0142apacze na lusterkach \u015brodkowych w kabinie auta, licz\u0105c na ich pozytywny wp\u0142yw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is a dream catcher a sin<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Superstition, pagan beliefs, and any spirituality that is not a path to union with Christ is extremely slippery ground. Consciously engaging in such activities, we commit a sin from which we must confess. It is most clearly explained by exorcist priests, who more than once witnessed how objects like dream catchers allowed evil to penetrate more and more into a person's life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Awareness of the act and the Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Catechism of the Catholic Church is clear on the sinfulness associated with idolatry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2113:<\/strong> <em>\"Idolatry does not apply only to false worship<\/em><em>\u00f3<\/em><em>in the heathen. It remains a constant temptation to faith. It consists in the poor<\/em><em>\u00f3<\/em><em>stwianiu tego, co nie jest Bogiem\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2112:<\/strong> <em>\u201ePierwsze przykazanie pot\u0119<\/em><em>pia<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>polytheism.<\/em><em>&nbsp;It demands of man that he not believe in other gods<\/em><em>\u00f3<\/em><em>in addition to God and did not worship other b<\/em><em>\u00f3<\/em><em>to creatures besides the One God.\"<\/em><em><\/em> It is worth noting that just having a dream catcher may not be a clear reason for sin. It so happens that someone buys a souvenir without knowing its meaning. Then it is difficult to speak of an intentional violation of any of the commandments, nor is it a sin of idolatry. However, the deeper we dive into the space of other religions, for example, by consciously using an amulet in the bedroom according to its theoretical purpose, then there is no doubt that the dream catcher is a sin. One should beware of such actions, throw away things that disturb spiritual peace, and return to God by the simplest way - through the Holy Say.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ba\u0142wochwalstwo \u2014 to jeden z tych aspekt\u00f3w zwi\u0105zanych z wiar\u0105 chrze\u015bcija\u0144sk\u0105, o kt\u00f3rej spo\u0142eczno\u015b\u0107 katolicka bardzo cz\u0119sto zapomina. Nierzadko jest to zwi\u0105zane z przyzwyczajeniami, w tym szczeg\u00f3lnie tymi, kt\u00f3re wynios\u0142o si\u0119 z domu. Kolejne wp\u0142ywy przychodz\u0105 z popkultury, a nast\u0119pne s\u0105 owocem wiedzy i do\u015bwiadcze\u0144 zdobywanych np. w trakcie zwiedzania \u015bwiata. Tym razem problem do\u015b\u0107 &hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grzech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Czy \u0142apacz sn\u00f3w to grzech? - Chrystus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ba\u0142wochwalstwo \u2014 to jeden z tych aspekt\u00f3w zwi\u0105zanych z wiar\u0105 chrze\u015bcija\u0144sk\u0105, o kt\u00f3rej spo\u0142eczno\u015b\u0107 katolicka bardzo cz\u0119sto zapomina. 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