...maybe he wouldn't talk quite so much.
Posted on 05/27/2015 5:59:56 PM PDT by Coleus
This month the Vatican will gather a wide range experts in the field of exorcism with the aim of shedding light on demonic possession from both theological and scientific perspectives.
The annual course, “Exorcism and Prayer of Liberation,” is designed for priests and lay persons interested in learning how to recognize a case of demonic possession when they see one – and what to do about it.
This year's session will run from April 13-18 at Rome's Regina Apostolorum University, and will feature interventions by a wide range of experts in the field of exorcism from priests – including practicing exorcists – medical professionals, psychologists, lawyers, and theologians. It's sponsored by the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy and organized by the Sacerdos Institute.
According to Breitbart News Network, one of the primary objectives of the course will be to help priests and lay people distinguish demonic possession from psychological or medical conditions.
The sessions will also examine a series of other related issues, including occult practices, Satanism, and nihilism among young people.
Pope Francis has frequently warned against thinking of the devil as merely “a myth, a figure, an idea, the idea of evil.”
“The devil exists and we must fight against him,” the Pope said in an Oct. 30 homily, adding that the battle against temptation is not with small, trivial things, but with the principalities and ruling forces of this world, rooted in the devil and his followers.
In a separate homily, the pontiff stressed the importance of knowing how to discern the presence of evil in our lives.
Catholic experts have noted that occult activity and the resulting need for exorcisms has reached a critical level.
The International Association of Exorcists (AIE) met for their 12th annual conference in Rome last October. According to AIE spokesperson Dr. Valter Cascioli, an increasing number of bishops and cardinals asked to participate in the conference due to an increase in demonic activity.
“It's becoming a pastoral emergency,” Cascioli told CNA. “At the moment the number of disturbances of extraordinary demonic activity is on the rise.”
The rise in demonic activity can be attributed to a decreasing faith among individuals, coupled with an increase in curiosity and participation in occult activity such as Ouija boards and seances, Cascioli said.
In before ‘The Exorcist’ memes...
Physician, heal thyself.
The first three Symptoms of Demonic Possession include, according to Pope Francis:
1) A denial of the reality of man made global warming.
2) Being heterosexual.
3) Being transphobic.
Everything's falling into place. Look up.
Ouija boards are about as much threat to society as dowsing rods.
Is there a pea soup recipe in there anywhere?
...maybe he wouldn't talk quite so much.
Can he do a universal exorcism for muslim DEMONS?
Filed under the heading of “Don’t Try This at Home”.
Where can I get more info? I need to sign my wife up. Seriously, she could use this type of thing.
Is it available in Arabic? In Farsi? Should be a major bestseller if it is.
Uh-oh. Can it be long before they start burning witches again?
LOL!!!
Screw this. All you need for an exorcism is a color picture of Helen Thomas. It will scare the hell out of any demon, and out of anyone possessed by one.
That is what I’ve always believed. Poor thing could spook a stickhorse.
Good. Glad this is happening.
“Come-a outta this Hoover, foul demons clogging it, I command-a you.”
Father Guido Sarducci, appliance healer
I wrote about the happenings in this house to a friend and she said, “What you told me made me think of the ‘Twilight Zone’ music.”
This sounds like it couldn't happen, but it is happening.
I went to a charismatic prayer conference once where the speaker, a Jesuit priest, said he often gets rid of demons. The Name of Jesus is powerful. You say, “In the Name of Jesus, I bind any evil spirits in this house.” Or something basic like that. Also, why not have your house blessed? If you do not have a priest to invite over, there are family house blessings you can do, dedicating each room and its occupants and functions to God. It can’t hurt.
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