Expert: Fr. Michael - 7/21/2011

Question
You must be aware that it's all over the net bout certain bands and songs being satanic. How can one differentiate between satanic and non satanic songs and bands? And what if we like a song and do not know its satanic and we are listening to it, does it make us bad? And what if we know and listen to it coz we like it as a song and not coz its satanic.
Another thing is there's a hand symbol for rock, and it is said that it is the symbol of the devil, is that true? Also if one does use this symbol doesn't mean that person is worshiping the devil right?

Answer
If you stay with classical music and avoid entirely trash "music" such as rock, you won't have a problem  We know nothing about the hand symbol described.  In general, if there is any doubt about the morality of something, you are safe to avoid it entirely.