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To: eleni121

>>>He summarized his lecture by promoting a psychoanalytic view of possession and downplaying the role of "evil angels"..and Satan himself.

Sad. Probably a Jesuit. Did you know that "The Exorcist" is based on an actual possession from the 1950's? -

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/re0137.html


24 posted on 08/14/2006 4:37:17 PM PDT by Nihil Obstat
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To: Nihil Obstat

I teach the Blatty novel, the film, and its background every semester in a film and lit class I teach.

FYI: Another more recent film based on an actual posession is "The Exorcism of Emily Rose."


25 posted on 08/14/2006 4:43:31 PM PDT by eleni121 (General Draza Mihailovich: We will never forget you - the hero of World War Two)
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To: Nihil Obstat
Pardon for my jumping into a topic thats unrelated to the thread at hand, but my curiosity is getting the better of me. I have seen comments throughout FR regarding a distrust of Jesuits (please understand I am just a Catholic housewife with not much education in the different orders of the Roman Catholic Church). I am a bit confused by your statement that a Jesuit goes against the theological stance of the RCC...Weren't they formed in order to defend the theological stance of the RCC?

Just asking because I dont know. Best,
Alkhin

36 posted on 08/16/2006 1:50:40 PM PDT by Alkhin (http://awanderingconfluence.com/blog ~ Tributaries)
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