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In Catholicism, magic is rejected and seen as something from the devil,
witches, heathens and probably heresy. Miracles (which could be seen as magic
by others) dont use a spell or a ritual as fair as I know.

According to this

[Conspirancies & Catholicism - Magic
](https://www.catholicstand.com/conspiracies-catholicism-magic/)

> All practices of magic or sorcery, by which one attempts to tame occult
> powers, so as to place them at one’s service and have a supernatural power
> over others – even if this were for the sake of restoring their health – are
> gravely contrary to the virtue of religion. These practices are even more to
> be condemned when accompanied by the intention of harming someone, or when
> they have recourse to the intervention of demons

In a Certain Magical Index, Catholics are seen portraying all kinds of magical
powers. Now I don't know much about the non-catholic cristian anglican puritan
english church , but I doubt they allow magical rituals in their practices
either.

Why nuns, bishops and catholics have magic powers in A Certain Magical Index?
Is it just because of ignorance of the japanese authors about the Catholic
(and perhaps also English puritan church) religions , or is there any reason
which gives an argument to this inside the story?


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Why nuns, bishops and catholics have magic powers in A Certain Magical Index?


As with most fiction, it's because the world is different. In the simplest
way, ours doesn't have magic while the Index world does, and magic must be
incorporated into the history of the world and its religions.

In our world, the occult in Christianity and Catholicism does not hail from
God, and magic is an unnatural force disturbing the world, and is derived from
unholy sources. In Index, religion begets
[Phases](https://toarumajutsunoindex.fandom.com/wiki/Phase) (a sort of reality
filter that alters the world seen and experienced) placed upon the world, and
the Phases each beget their own form and style of magic. As such the phase
generated by a (class of) religion(s), such as Christianity, is wholly natural
and intrinsic to that religion. It is generated by the faith of the people
itself.

The distinction between the magics is the theory of phases they use, and the
supremacy they associate to particular phases. Many magic schools only derive
magic from a particular phase, and this includes most religions. It is unified
theory schools, like the Hermetic school that Aleister Crowley was trained in,
that use magic based on multiple phases; these operate in fairly unique ways,
which is central to Aleister's backstory.


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