The Original Scholars of Comparative Religion

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What does St. Peter have to do with the ritual sacrifice of chickens? Plenty.

After all, Jesus gave Peter the keys to the Kingdom. Wha?

But first, consider Legba, or Papa Legba, one of the Loa in Voudon. Voudon — popularly called “voodoo” — is a New World composite of African religious practices. The Loa are intermediaries between the two worlds — this one and…