He remained a priest. He said daily Mass. He was given relief of his vows of obedience and poverty in 1964 after asking permission - and this was granted by Pope Paul VI. He was also a close friend of Pope John XXII.
I am an ex-Catholic and now a born again Christian. I will tell you that the "permission" of the Catholic church has nothing really to do with the power over the demonic. It is the name and power of Jesus Christ that they must answer to. I have seen deliverances from the demonic performed by Christians using the name and authority of Jesus Christ.
In the interviews I have listened to with Martin, he said he had to obtain permission from the Catholic church to perform exorcisms. I don't know what source you are using to say that he didn't.
I have heard the accusations of Robert Blair Kaiser (a former Jesuit) who said Martin had an affair with his wife. He as at best a stringer for Time - he was not on the regular staff of the magazine (although he touted that title all the time). I don't know if the allegation of the affair with Martin and his wife is true or not. Even if true, we are all sinners (Romans 3:23). Even you and me.
In the movie "Hostage to the Devil", I thought Kaiser came across as a vindictive liar himself - but that is only my perception.
He was a leftist who disgraced himself who made up a lot of crap about himself and others to sell books.
A leftist? What is the proof of that, or these other things you are saying?
I think you and I should agree to disagree on this subject.
I have spoken with Kaiser personally and the affair is documented by many others, including in ecclesiastic memos and by the woman in question. It's also documented that Martin writing under pen names such as "Michael Serafian" and "Pushkin" in a role as insider/mole writing for pubs like Commentary - pushing for the worst reforms during Vatican II.
In the interviews I have listened to with Martin, he said he had to obtain permission from the Catholic church to perform exorcisms. I don't know what source you are using to say that he didn't
You heard that from HIM. Despite the ignorance of his readers, it was not possible for Martin to be performing any exorcisms under any circumstances. He was a NOBODY to Rome after the late 60s. Then he showed up in NYC partying with the liberal/leftist elites and writing books.
The half-baked faery-tale HE started that he lost his faculties after "asking permission" is laughable BS. He absconded from the Jesuits after the massive scandals he caused while in Rome - then shortly thereafter started writing books pretending he was some Vatican sage.
I am an ex-Catholic and now a born again Christian.
No, you're a Catholic and you will be one for the rest of your natural life. Whatever else you've heard, if you were baptized a Catholic, it is indelible. It's just a matter of what kind of Catholic you are when you die.
I think you and I should agree to disagree on this subject.
Okay, but it would be much better for you if you agreed to learn what a Catholic exorcist is, who Michael Serafian (and Pushkin) was and why there's no such thing as an ex-Catholic.