An exorcist has condemned a children's book that encourages youngsters to 'summon demons' to help with chores and homework.
A Children's Book of Demons, published in the US and aimed at five to ten year olds, contains symbols to 'call up' colourful characters that are also aimed at helping them get rid of bullies and eating their dinner, by transforming it into a plate of cookies.
However, in a bizarre twist, the President of the International Association of Exorcists Father Francesco Bamonte, has blasted the literary work as putting children 'at risk of bringing demons into their home' and proposing satanism as 'a normal alternative to other religions'.
The Roman Catholic priest said in a statement last week: 'You don't mess around with demons. Whoever invites a child to summon a demon is like a person who puts a grenade in their hands to play with.
'Sooner or later the child will pull the pin and the bomb will explode in their hands.'
He also criticised the symbols as being 'very similar' to those used for 'grimoires' and in 'manuals of magic spells that teach, with meticulous detail, the procedures necessary to contact evil spirits'.
The book has also been slammed online as 'pure evil' and 'satanic garbage'.
One reader wrote: 'This is purely satanic. What kind of children's book teaches kids to summon demons and write sigils?'
The work by author Aaron Leighton was published by Koyama Press in July this year.
A description of it says: 'Grab your coloured pencils and sigil drawing skills and dial up some demons!
'This paranormal parody is filled to the brim with funny spirits more silly than scary!'
One reader wrote online that the book is 'creative, funny and cute'.
This article has been adapted from its original source.
