In the book ” Society of the Dead”, Ochoa tells us that both Teodoro and Isidra referred to the prendas judia as “bad.

In the book ” Society of the Dead”, Ochoa tells us that both Teodoro and Isidra referred to the prendas judia as “bad.” He goes on to tell us, however, that “bad” didn’t mean “evil,” but rather that it meant “not Catholic, not white, not that which partakes of the divine.” What does Ochoa mean by this, and why is this contrast to the Catholic Church important for understanding Palo craft? What is it about the history of the Catholic Church in Cuba that is important to Ochoa?