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I can't see how any Catholic can participate in any Halloween activity--even one so seemingly benign as trick-or-treating--without committing mortal sin.

It's not up to you to "see". I'm perfectly comfortable that my way of "celebrating" Halloween does not violate any of God's commands. We do not practice witchcraft, sorcery, idolotry, or any other anathematized act on Halloween. The holiday has been thoroughly Christianized and is innocuous. Those "Christians" who foolishly insist on re-injecting Satan into it are succeeding beyond the wildest dreams of occultists.

Tell me, if occultists start making a big deal out of Christmas, are you going to surrender that holiday to them too? How about Easter?

It's not up to you to "see". I'm perfectly comfortable that my way of "celebrating" Halloween does not violate any of God's commands. We do not practice witchcraft, sorcery, idolotry, or any other anathematized act on Halloween. The holiday has been thoroughly Christianized and is innocuous. Those "Christians" who foolishly insist on re-injecting Satan into it are succeeding beyond the wildest dreams of occultists.

Consider this:

When the LORD your God cuts off from before you the nations which you go to dispossess, and you displace them and dwell in their land, take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise. You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way; for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods. Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it. (Deuteronomy 12.29-32)
51 posted on 10/23/02 7:32 PM Pacific by DouglasKC

I thought it very instructive about Christian practice.