Fr. Longenecker on Cults, Cliques, and Common Sense

"One of the creepiest things about religion is the tendency for those involved to drift into cult-like behaviors.

"That doesn't mean the devotees are all following the leader like zombie Moonies. Religious groups can drift into cult like behaviors without becoming full blown cults.

"How can you tell if a religious group is operating like a cult? It's difficult because the people in a religious group can behave like a cult without them becoming a full blown, identifiable religious cult."

In a recent commentary, Father Dwight Longenecker (parish priest at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, Greenville, SC) reflected on some of the traits of cults and on how the antidotes for the development of cults include the Catholic parish system, common sense, and the virtue of humility.

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Fr. Dwight Longenecker: Cults, Cliques and Common Sense (9 SEP 20)

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Dwight Longenecker - Catholic priest and author