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=== Catholic usage ===

=== Catholic usage ===

In the [[Catholic]] Church, 'cult' can also be used to describe a follower's particular devotion to a [[saint]] or another aspect of the faith, eg the cult of [[St Mary]] or of the [[Holy Cross]]<ref>For example at [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/virg/hd_virg.htm The Cult of the Virgin Mary in the Middle Ages]</ref>. This usage does not have the negative connotations of the more common meaning described on this page. It is much less commonly used in the present day to avoid confusion with dangerous cults.

In the [[Catholic]] Church, 'cult' can also be used to describe a follower's particular devotion to a [[saint]] or another aspect of the faith, eg the cult of [[St Mary]] or of the [[Holy Cross]].<ref>For example at [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/virg/hd_virg.htm The Cult of the Virgin Mary in the Middle Ages]</ref> This usage does not have the negative connotations of the more common meaning described on this page. It is much less commonly used in the present day to avoid confusion with dangerous cults.

===Communist Party as a cult===

===Communist Party as a cult===

* [http://www.raullopez.org/moxon.htm Did Scientology Strike Back?] Article from June 1997 issue of ''American Lawyer'' about [[Scientology|Scientology's]] takeover of the Cult Awareness Network.

* [http://www.raullopez.org/moxon.htm Did Scientology Strike Back?] Article from June 1997 issue of ''American Lawyer'' about [[Scientology|Scientology's]] takeover of the Cult Awareness Network.

* [http://www.cesnur.org/ CESNUR] Center for Studies on New Religions

* [http://www.cesnur.org/ CESNUR] Center for Studies on New Religions

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