[Mrs. Don-o]

Fr. Lampert mentions eyes rolling back in the head, foaming at the mouth as signs of possession.

I'm betting he said a lot more that wasn't quoted, because these two items are not defining symptoms. They can be addressed in psychiatric/medical terms, and in fact the Church insists that people go through a psych and medical check-up before coming to the conclusion that there's something supernatural, demonic, involved.

Well over 90% of cases have medical/ psychiatric explanations. It's those remaining "rare" inexplicable cases which need exorcism.

More reliable signs of possession are:

• Powerful, repulsive reaction against anything consecrated to Christ (e.g. a crucifix, a Bible, holy water, the person of the priest)
• strength far beyond natural physical capacity (an 115-pound woman throwing a 220-pound man into a wall)
• infused objective knowledge (e.g. uneducated English-speaking possessed man, muttering in perfect Latin)
• infused sujective knowledge, i.e., knowledge of interior thoughts of exorcist (e.g. possessed person knowing the exorcist's mother's name, how she died, details of the deathbed scene, and the priest's feelings and thoughts at the time)

Forget frothing at the mouth. You got an agitated person shouting what your secret thoughts were 10 years ago, you got demonic intelligence in play.

[Gaffer]

Must be awakening ‘constituents’.

[Pelham]

I’d like to request an exorcism for Hillary Clinton, please.

[bgill]

[knarf]

No doubt evil is rampant, but I would not attribute it so much to possession but the love of the influence.

Like sex feels good, so does sin and people are weak for the pleasures of the flesh.

Not necessarily meaning the actual flesh, but also the pleasures of this world.

I battle with my appreciation for my mind ... I REALLY think I have my ducks in a row and I write as if I DO (tag line) and to me, that is sin if I dwell on it.

I don't need an exorcist, but I can imagine others getting wrapped up in various elements of themSELVES that they think they are possessed.

The born again Christian can come boldly to the throne of Grace and find mercy in a time of need and THAT is a cleansing experience every Christian is familiar with.

[napscoordinator]

My Sister, Brother in law and children are members of this church. She never mentioned this. I will ask next time I speak with her. Interesting for sure. My family and I have been to Mass there a few times during vacations and holidays.

[Carthego delenda est]

“More reliable signs of possession are:”

•ability to crawl up the wall and onto the ceiling

There was a case in Indiana not too long ago where a possessed person did that in front of multiple witnesses.