It was a good post Lith and explains much. This subject was discussed on a radio phone-in and one of the points made was that the Vatican must actually believe that there is a viable alternative to Christianity that works; a lifestyle choice in which casting magic is possible, otherwise they would not be worried. You explain it here:
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Originally Posted by Lith  Others believe that all things magical, that have every appearance of being true (this often includes "miracles" by members of other religions and other paranormal activity, conversations with the dead, etc.) is accountable to either demons or to Satan himself. Most evangelicals fall into this category. |
My daughter is doing a Philosophy and Ethics AS course. I really wish I was back at school because she gets to go to lectures such as "Did Jesus really perform miracles?" But I guess that is another subject entirely.