Church should condemn TV shows about occult

As a lay Catholic, I have several issues with RTÉ’s programmes on the occult.

The contacting of spirits from the dead was condemned as mortally sinful by a decree of the Holy Office issued on June 25, 1840. All attempts to contact the dead, or spirits, and participation in seances, using mediums, boards, tables, or wireless devices, are forbidden by Catholic teaching under pain of mortal sin.

The facts around contacts with spirits or the dead are as follows: