Yes, definitely. Here's an except from Fr. Amorth's book "An exorcist tells his story". He was on of the top exorcists in Italy:
The first factor that influences the increase of evil influences is Western consumerism.
The majority of people have lost their faith due to a materialistic and hedonistic lifestyle. I
believe that a good portion of the blame is to be attributed to socialism and communism,
especially in Italy, where Marxist doctrine has dominated the media and the culture in the
past few years. It is estimated that barely 12 percent of the population of Rome attends
Sunday Mass; it is a well-known fact that where religion regresses, superstition
progresses. We can see the proliferation, especially among the young, of spiritism,
witchcraft, and the occult. We can add to this the pursuit of yoga, Zen, transcendental
meditation: these are all practices based on reincarnation, on dissolving the human person
into divinity, or, in any case, on other doctrines that are unacceptable to Christians. We do
not need to go to India anymore to find gurus; we can find them at our doorsteps. Often
these apparently innocent practices bring about hallucinations and schizophrenic
conditions. To this I can add the exponential proliferation of many sects, many of which
bear a distinctly satanic mark.
Witchcraft and spiritism are taught on TV. Books on the occult are sold at newspaper
stands and even through the mail. Then we can add the various collections of newspapers
and horror shows where a satanic twist is added to sex and violence. And we cannot omit
mentioning the growing popularity of a type of music that is almost obsessive; I refer in
particular to satanic rock. Piero Mantero expands on this subject in his book Satana e lo
stratagemma delta coda (Udine: Segno, 1988). When I was invited to speak at a few high
schools, I was able personally to verify how great is the influence of these tools of Satan
on the young. It is unbelievable how widespread are witchcraft and spiritism, in all their
forms, in middle and high school. This evil is everywhere, even in small towns.
It's a very interesting book and I'm actually reading it right now, if you're interested: http://www.youngandcatholicng.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/An-Exorcist-Tells-His-Story-Gabriele-Amorth.pdf
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