It is a great shame for Christianity that one of the slave ships that carried African captives to Cuba and the Western Hemisphere was named the Jesus. Many of the Africans secretly retained their traditional beliefs, disguising them with Roman Catholic trappings to deceive their captors.
Some commentators describe Santeria as a variant of Christianity. Nothing could be farther from the truth and Miguel A. de La Torre, points this out in his book, Santeria: The Beliefs and Rituals of a Growing Religion in America.
In Santeria, rituals and animal sacrifices are primary, even more important than set beliefs or doctrines. The magic rituals open up contact between humans and the numerous gods who guide humans through repeated life-cycles.
Jesus in Santeria is merely a mask worn by the god Olofi, who, as Jesus, was a great sorceror who knew many spells, sacrifices, and rituals. Santeria and Christianity are totally incompatible.
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