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Therefore, we turn our attention to Wesner Morency, the founder in chief of the Church of Haiti.
Wesner Morency was a modern practitioner of voodoo, a contemporary Voodoo Houngan (which literally translates as a male priest.
A female priest is known as a mambo).
For much of his life he was a man of little note, leading an ordinary life with his family but he had a burning passion that ran alongside his everyday role as father, parent and provider.
In some ways Wesner Morency is masquerading in this article, although it is through no fault of his own.
Traditionally, we have used these pages to talk about powerful priests, a fact that I alluded to in the opening paragraph, but he wasn't a man who had a great amount of ability in this regard.
He wasn't one who mastered the rites and rituals, but he did do something very important, and in fact he may be the most important person in voodoo history.
So why is this you may well ask.
If he doesn't have any significant power then why would he appear on here? To put it simply, Wesner Morency dedicated his life to exactly the same thing that we are trying to do in this article, and get voodoo recognised as a religion rather than a dark art.
He worked very closely with someone else that we have actually spoken about in these articles before.
You may remember Max Beauvoir; the biochemist who combined his passions of science and spiritualism.
They were pioneers when it came to persuading the Haitian government to that voodoo should be secured as a religion, securing the rights of Voodoo practitioners across the country.
He was actually posed for a career in the Catholic church, and was literally days away from being ordained as a priest when he received the spiritual calling to not only join, but form the Voodoo Church.
Without him we would never have found ourselves in a position where Voodoo was recognised by any major government, and although there is still a battle to fight (one which we are proud to be a part of) to get more general acknowledgment at least he started the project! When he died in 2007 after a battle with coronary disease the world of voodoo lost a very dear friend and the most passionate campaigner that it has ever seen.
His programs on the radio and television were huge hits in Haiti and they are still broadcasted regularly to huge audiences.
His legacy and contributions to not only religion in the country, but also socially and there can be little doubt that this will continue for many generations.
Hopefully this article can raise his profile outside of his native Haiti, because once you read his story there can be little doubt that he is worthy of far greater acclaim than he has received.
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