Pachamama

Cerno made some comments this weekend concerning the "Pachamama". He basically came out as a Gnostic, citing the Apocryphon of John.

By CS Lewis' criteria, we have to take seriously that Cerno has been visited by a Divine spirit. Either he's a liar, a lunatic, or a prophet. Cerno doesn't strike me as either of the first two.

The Catholic Church is also aware of Pachamama. An idol of hers ended up in the Vatican late in 2019 - just before we were all visited by plague, especially the older and more religious of us.

What to make of all this, then. The Maya in Mel Gibson's Apocalypto ask for a goddess' intercession. It strikes many Catholics as voodoo to have indigenous goddesses treated as Catholic saints. Although... the Irish did this as well, with their goddess Brigit.

If we allow Brigit, it is hard to deny Pachamama and that Maya goddess. And if we allow them, it's also hard to deny Allah.