Posted on 06/27/2012 7:54:05 AM PDT by marshmallow
ARLINGTON, Va. (CN) - A Roman Catholic priest "kissed (a woman) on all parts of her body" during a so-called "exorcism" session, and "frequently explained full, passionate kisses as 'blowing the Holy Spirit into' her," the woman claims in court.
Jane Doe sued the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, its Bishop Paul Loverde - who is not the priest accused of the abuse - and Human Life International and the HLI Endowment Inc., of Charlottesville, in Arlington County Court.
Doe claims she was sexually abused repeatedly by her "exorcist," Thomas J. Euteneur, who was president of Human Life International and the HLI Endowment; Euteneur, however, is not named as an individual defendant.
Doe claims that Euteneur, a Roman Catholic priest, offers "'spiritual deliverance' and the performance of the rite of exorcism," and did it "with the knowledge and consent of the Diocese and the Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde. ... On at least one previous occasion, the Diocese and Bishop Loverde gave permission to Euteneur to conduct an exorcism within the Diocese."
Doe claims that the defendants know that exorcism could be "potentially dangerous to the participants." She says: "The defendants knew that a basic principle in the administration of an exorcism is that the priest should never act alone, and that he should always be accompanied by a support team who have been duly prepared to assist him."
Doe says that her relationship with Euteneur began on Feb. 28, 2008, when she signed "a document entitled 'Agreement for spiritual help.' Among many other things, the document defines 'deliverance' as 'the application of the spiritual resources of the Church to persons with demonic infestation in order to liberate them from the influence of unclean spirits.'"
Euteneur became her "deliverance minister," and "The aforementioned documents included....
(Excerpt) Read more at courthousenews.com ...
At least the exorcized was a female...
But I suppose since the priest kept his dress on, there was no sex involved...
As always.
So the 'Church' convinces the woman that church 'tradition' supersedes everything in the bible so she doesn't waste her time with it...Had she read the bible she would have known that only God can do what this priest pretended to do...
Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
So have I. I just heard that news report on lawsuit against Euteneur the online radio station, WMAL AM.
Let me guess. He was trying to suck the demons out.
Just ignore the “concern trolls” that will show up in no time.
Sounds like she is as sick as she claims the priest to be!
Is it her word against his? Does she have any witnesses?
Was she liberated from the influence of unclean spirits?...and how would anyone know?
Was she liberated from the influence of unclean spirits?...and how would anyone know?
"She claims Euteneur "flew to Hawaii and secretly met with the plaintiff every morning while she was there."
A record of Euteneur traveling shouldn't be all that hard to find. I'll be interested in how one of them explains the presence or absence of such a record.
Congratulations on one of your more surreal comments. You almost have more errors than words.
Church tradition doesn't supersede the Bible.
Jesus breathed on his disciples and said "Receive the Holy Spirit," so I think you need to broaden your use of Scripture a bit.
Breathing on someone is not part of the ritual of exorcism, so Euteneuer was obviously making this up, not guided by church tradition or anything else, other than his own lust.
**Euteneur**
I was going to say the reporter spelled the name wrong, but it appears to be another priest.
I’ll bet you are a protestant. That explains your lack of acumen.
Or is it?
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