I don't see how you could have possibly come to that conclusion. At all. Superstition and the occult have always been condemned by the Church as irrational and immoral[0]. This sounds like one of those vague anti-Christian sentiments from the Enlightenment that somehow remains fashionable to this day.
In spirit, modern science is closer to the occult in the sense that mastery over nature is a major motivation for its pursuit.
In spirit, modern science is closer to the occult in the sense that mastery over nature is a major motivation for its pursuit.
[0] https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14339a.htm