Has Etsy banned the sale of sacramentals?

Last updated on: June 23, 2015 at 2:21 pm by Simcha Fisher

Has Etsy banned the sale of sacramentals? 2015-06-23T14:21:42-05:00 Simcha Fisher

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To a casual onlooker, it really does seem like Catholics believe that if you die with a scapular, God has to let you into heaven; that if you stick a St. Christopher medal to your dashboard, you can drive like a maniac and walk away unscathed; that if you pray on a rosary blessed by an especially good Pope, or sneak a relic of your favorite saint underneath some sinner’s mattress, then whatever you wish will come true.

This is not what Catholics believe. We do not believe in magic, and we do not believe that God is bound to perform for us like a genie in a bottle.

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