DON'T BE CORNI - CELLO

QUESTION?

I am a lifelong Italian American Catholic doing my best to live in a state of grace and lead my family to Heaven through the teachings of the Church. I consider myself to be a pretty well formed Catholic and one of the reasons I love you guys so much is that, through your “charity with clarity”, you continue to challenge me to grow even further in faith and sanctify my life more each day. 
Recently, I have been seriously troubled by/thinking about a specific topic and was hoping to get some guidance from you guys. 

My Italian heritage is a strong influence on and part of my life and something I have always been proud of. When I became a teenager, I received a gift that all the men in the family have, a cornicello. I have always worn this as a symbol of my Italian heritage and nothing more. In fact, I have worn it right beneath a crucifix on my neck. I have recently been thinking that this may not be such a safe thing to wear as I’m wondering if it has any Pagan or demonic influences. I’ve not thought of it in a superstitious way, only a heritage item. 

Anyway, I have taken it off my necklace but I am wondering if you guys have any insight in this matter. Should I definitely get rid of it and do I need to take any steps to protect myself and my family (I have been wearing this for many years)? May I continue wearing it if I use it only as a heritage symbol, maybe even if my pastor blesses it and consecrates it to Christ? 

I know you will be able to help me out with this; look forward to hearing from you. Please keep up the great work you do, it is really appreciated and extremely beneficial, at least to this one family from Michigan! We will continue to pray for you and for VMPR, God Bless you!

ANSWER!

Its an amulet, throw it away and say an "act of contrition" on your knees from your heart. Its called the sin of superstition (CCC 2117), Catholics are not allowed mix sacramentals like the blessed crucifix with a pagan amulet that attracts demons. Read 2 Cor 6:14-17.

Here is what Wikipedia says about a 'cornicello':

A cornicello, cornetto, (Italian for "little horn" or "hornlet") or corno, (Italian for “horn”) is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye (or malocchio) and bad luck in general, and, historically, to promote fertility and virility. In Neapolitan, it is called curniciello or variants thereof. The amulet is also sometimes referred to as the Italian horn.