"When scholars lend credence to moral panics, they do more than misread history—they risk becoming part of it."
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Massimo Introvigne, "A Modern Léo Taxil: Stephen Kent and Satanism. 1: The Shadow of Taxil", Bitter Winter (October 1, 2025)
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