Fascinating: What happened to this woman in 1976? Was the Devil present?

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[Rockingham]

I recall an extensive radio interview with a psychologist who interviewed numerous serial killers. He said that some of them, especially the worst, had a distinct look in their eyes and smelled different, with a rotten odor. Was this psychological and biochemical or something more?

Through personal and professional experience, the late psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck, wrote of evil as a result of malignant narcissism. He also regarded evil though as a spiritual force and demonic possession as real. Scott's estimation seems correct: human evil and mental illness are common, while demonic possession is rare.

[lee martell]

Having been raised Catholic, much of the exorcism protocol you describe sounds familiar. The average theology student of catechism, focused on memorizing (not analyzing) prayers such as The Apostles Creed is not likely to know of it, but if one digs deeper, it’s all there.

The name Malachi Martin is definitely familiar.
I used to hear him as a radio guest on the Art Bell talk shows. Even back before the 1991 Jeffrey Dahmer trials,
Fr. Martin was warning about a gay takeover of the people surrounding The Pope, and also in most Jesuit schools.

[Rockingham]

Malachi Martin wrote numerous best sellers, and I too heard him on Art Bell. And Martin was all too correct about gay influence in the Church.

[ealgeone]

It should only take one time. They fear the name of Jesus.

What I was thinking.

[Hootowl]

As to bug eaters. R. M. Renfield comes to mind.

[Mean Daddy]

Wrong. If you read about exorcisms, it may take years.

[aculeus]

Were any of the possessed atheists?

[Mean Daddy]

Possession isn’t limited to just Catholics. It’s common for other religions to bring in a Catholic exorcist.

[RandFan]

Again this was before my time but I have seen the film (not for a while though)

Warning (language):-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWyi3ShHxzM

The film is 50 years old now...