Posted on 08/28/2006 2:05:21 PM PDT by churchillbuff
Adolf Hitler and Russian leader Stalin were possessed by the Devil, the Vatican's chief exorcist has claimed.
Father Gabriele Amorth who is Pope Benedict XVI's 'caster out of demons' made his comments during an interview with Vatican Radio.
Father Amorth said: "Of course the Devil exists and he can not only possess a single person but also groups and entire populations.
"I am convinced that the Nazis were all possessed. All you have to do is think about what Hitler - and Stalin did. Almost certainly they were possessed by the Devil.
"You can tell by their behaviour and their actions, from the horrors they committed and the atrocities that were committed on their orders. That's why we need to defend society from demons."
According to secret Vatican documents recently released wartime pontiff Pope Pius XII attempted a "long distance" exorcism of Hitler which failed to have any effect.
Father Amorth said: "It's very rare that praying and attempting to carry out an exorcism from distance works.
"Of course you can pray for someone from a distance but in this case it would not have any effect.
"One of the key requirements for an exorcism is to be present in front of the possessed person and that person also has to be consenting and willing.
"Therefore trying to carry out an exorcism on someone who is not present, or consenting and willing would prove very difficult.
"However I have no doubt that Hitler was possessed and so it does not surprise me that Pope Pius XII tried a long distance exorcism."
In the past Father Amorth has also spoken out against the Harry Potter books, claiming that reading the novels of the teen wizard open children's minds to dabbling with the occult and black magic.
Father Amorth, who is president of the International Association of Exorcists, said of the JK Rowling books:"Behind Harry Potter hides the signature of the king of the darkness, the devil."
He said that Rowling's books contain innumerable positive references to magic, "the satanic art" and added the books attempt to make a false distinction between black and white magic, when in fact, the distinction "does not exist, because magic is always a turn to the devil."
Father Amorth is said to have carried out more than 30,000 exorcisms in his career and his favourite film is, according to Italian newspapers The Exorcist.
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OK, but what about Howard Dean?
That's a very convenient way to explain why God created, and let live, these kinds of people, knowing what they were going to do.
Sometimes evil just is.
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
According to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriele_Amorth he became an exorcist in 1986, that is 20 years ago. He claims to have performed more than 30,000 exorcisms. That is 1 500 every year for 20 years, or 4.17 per day every year assuming he has 5 days break every year. I do not know the time for an exorcism, but assume 4 hours on average, that require 16.5 hours, give him one hour to eat and he will have on average 6.5 hours sleep. Yes, that is a life...
So much for free will..........
The possessed are usually so by their own consent.
He's right. For example, look at the DemonRATS. They are ALL possessed. LOL!
All kidding aside. Look at the pictures of the 9-11 terrorists. If anyone noticed that vacant look in their eyes, they knew they were possessed. I believe a large majority of Muslims are possessed. They would have to be to live the way they do. Islam is of the devil. No doubt about it. I've watched the way Muslims act when an "infidel is murdered" and thrown into the streets. Remember what they did to those contractors? Burned in the attack they pulled the bodies out of the car and threw them onto the streets, where they poked at them with sticks. Even the little kids did and they threw their body parts onto the power lines and hung other body parts from the bridge. They walked around the bodies and the way they looked at them is just not a human reaction. They were rejoicing. It's just not normal.
Yes, Howard too.
No doubt that they were doing Satan's bidding. And there is no doubt that Uncle Joe is still loved by leftists in this country, including the NY Times.
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Thanks for the ping. Hitler and Stalin and many others may have been possessed, or more likely, willing accomplices. Muslim mobs certainly look and act like demons in the flesh.
We just think we have it, and there's no way to prove that we could have made any different choices, than we did.
He must offer group rates
"Remember, when we jeer at the Devil and tell ourselves that he does not exist, that is when he is happiest."
An Interview With Fr Gabriele Amorth - The Church's Leading Exorcist
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