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Swiss Bishop Abolishes Office of Exorcist, Says There’s No Need to Find ‘Secret Causes’ of Problems
LifeSite News ^ | 11/29/22 | Andreas Wailzer

Posted on 12/05/2022 6:01:37 PM PST by marshmallow

Bishop Joseph Maria Bonnemain of Chur is well-known for his extreme heterodoxy.

CHUR, Switzerland (LifeSiteNews) — Swiss bishop Joseph Maria Bonnemain of the Diocese of Chur has abolished the office of exorcist in his diocese. 

Bonnemain said in an interview with SRF that there would be “normal solutions” for most problems that people have and that he has “never been confronted with a person” that needed a major exorcism. 

“For many questions, we do not need to look for extraordinary causes, rather we are all human beings who have strengths and weaknesses in ourselves, who are confronted with difficult family, social, and professional situations,” Bonnemain told SRF. “And there are normal solutions for this, i.e. medical, psychological, psychotherapeutic, and one does not need to want to find secret causes.” 

According to the report by SRF, Bonnemain claims to have received the task from Pope Francis to solve the dispute between “arch-conservative” and “moderate” Catholics in his diocese and that not having an exorcist was a step towards “normalization.” The Diocese of Chur should no longer be attractive to people who want an exorcism.

“I’ve never been confronted with a person where I’ve had to say there’s a major exorcism required,” the Swiss prelate stated. “Most people have emotional, psychological burdens and need support, prayer, blessings, appropriate church services but not necessarily a major exorcism.”

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TOPICS: Catholic; Ministry/Outreach; Theology
KEYWORDS: demonicpossession; exorcism; heretic; josephmariabonnemain; materialistbishop
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1 posted on 12/05/2022 6:01:37 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

My ex-wife needed a serious exorcism, but all I could give her was a divorce. Heh.


2 posted on 12/05/2022 6:05:10 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: marshmallow

Might not hurt to keep the guy’s number handy?


3 posted on 12/05/2022 6:05:32 PM PST by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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To: marshmallow

Another appointee of anti-Christian Bergoglio.


4 posted on 12/05/2022 6:09:12 PM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: marshmallow

And very often psycho therapy does not help. What then?


5 posted on 12/05/2022 6:09:25 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: marshmallow

Well

Peter Strzok and Adam Shift are outta luck.


6 posted on 12/05/2022 6:09:45 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: marshmallow

My, my...this makes another listen all the more important. I’m glad YouTube hasn’t seen fit to remove this yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxwRWs0L4f0


7 posted on 12/05/2022 6:10:57 PM PST by MSF BU
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To: marshmallow

This azzhole needs an exorcism.


8 posted on 12/05/2022 6:14:42 PM PST by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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To: marshmallow

When the Devil is your partner, exorcising him makes no sense.


9 posted on 12/05/2022 6:16:44 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: marshmallow

Meanwhile in the US demand for exorcisms has been surging.


10 posted on 12/05/2022 6:44:53 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative )
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To: marshmallow

The Devil’s most effective lie: “I do not exist!”


11 posted on 12/05/2022 6:49:38 PM PST by Louis Foxwell (Seek refuge in Christ. He is your sword and shield.)
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To: marshmallow
Swiss bishop Joseph Maria Bonnemain of the Diocese of
12 posted on 12/05/2022 6:50:37 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: tired&retired

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13 posted on 12/05/2022 7:17:49 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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To: marshmallow

Nowhere in the bible does it say anything about modern day exorcists. We are to put on the armor of God. If someone is possessed, preach the word of God to them


14 posted on 12/05/2022 7:41:23 PM PST by roving ( Pronouns- libs/suk)
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To: marshmallow

Criminalize exorcism, conversion therapy.


15 posted on 12/05/2022 8:14:19 PM PST by conserv8 ( Everything you say or do is always there.)
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To: marshmallow

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/swiss-opus-dei-bishop-i-have-nothing-against-two-women-marrying/

Swiss Bishop Joseph Maria Bonnemain, the new Catholic bishop of Chur, has now repeatedly entered the debate, claiming that he has no objections to same-sex unions and “marriages,” but asking that the marriage between man and woman then will be re-named in order to “differentiate.” At no point does he present the Church’s teaching on the sinfulness of homosexual acts.


16 posted on 12/05/2022 8:41:00 PM PST by Fedora
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To: marshmallow
Father Karras disagrees ...


17 posted on 12/05/2022 8:45:50 PM PST by CapnJack ( )
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To: marshmallow

Wow. The guy must spend eight hours a day watching tv. Why not hang out with an exorcist for a day?


18 posted on 12/05/2022 9:17:55 PM PST by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson.)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Why wouldn’t a demon pretending to be a man of god want to get rid of the enemy? Any real believer in Christ knows that the Romand Catholic Cult has been Satans for a very long time and that the Papacy has been a self regenerating anti-Christ since the fourth century. If you are one of the millions who were born into that false religion I beg of you to leave it and turn to Christ for for forgiveness and leave that man-centered idol worshiping cult behind. I fear your time is short so don’t wait!


19 posted on 12/06/2022 1:54:01 AM PST by TonyM (Score Event)
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To: TonyM

Dear Santa,

I would like the ability to spell correctly this year. I’ve been good, well kind of.


20 posted on 12/06/2022 1:57:57 AM PST by TonyM (Score Event)
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