Sure, and Santa Muerte is a “death cult”... a blatantly pagan throwback. Are you really comfortable that your church’s practices are comparable to theirs?
All religions are throwbacks. Western Christianity has strong roots in the pagan art of Rome. The reason? It’s a way of drawing in converts. It’s a new religion but it also reminds people of “the old” religion. It’s why Catholics have always used black figures in art in trying to convert folks in Africa.