{"id":19607,"date":"2024-10-31T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/costumes-of-demons-witches-and-the-dead-open-the-door-to-the-devil-priest-says\/"},"modified":"2024-10-31T00:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T00:00:15","slug":"costumes-of-demons-witches-and-the-dead-open-the-door-to-the-devil-priest-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/costumes-of-demons-witches-and-the-dead-open-the-door-to-the-devil-priest-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Kostuums van demonen, heksen en de doden openen de deur voor de duivel, zegt priester"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] &quot;When you play with spirits, with elements of esotericism or occultism you are opening doors to the Evil One,&quot; warned Father Javier Ortega, a priest of the Diocese of Alcal\u00c3\u00a1 de Henares in Spain. \/ Credit: Shutterstock Madrid, Spain, Oct 30, 2024 \/ 16:45 pm (CNA). Father Javier Ortega, a priest of the Diocese of Alcal\u00c3\u00a1 de Henares in Spain, said that costumes of demons, witches, and the dead that are usually worn for Halloween are not recommended because\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Father Javier Ortega, a priest of the Diocese of Alcal\u00c3\u00a1 de Henares in Spain, said that costumes of demons, witches, and the dead that are usually worn for Halloween are not recommended because\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-19607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67951,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/4-ways-to-celebrate-holywins-with-your-family-on-the-eve-of-all-saints\/","url_meta":{"origin":19607,"position":0},"title":"4 ways to celebrate \u2018Holywins\u2019 with your family on the eve of All Saints","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Shower of Roses ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 31, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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