Posted on 12/29/2007 9:04:54 AM PST by citizen
The Pope has ordered his bishops to set up exorcism squads to tackle the rise of Satanism.
Vatican chiefs are concerned at what they see as an increased interest in the occult.
They have introduced courses for priests to combat what they call the most extreme form of "Godlessness."
Each bishop is to be told to have in his diocese a number of priests trained to fight demonic possession.
The initiative was revealed by 82-year-old Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican "exorcistinchief," to the online Catholic news service Petrus.
"Thanks be to God, we have a Pope who has decided to fight the Devil head-on," he said.
"Too many bishops are not taking this seriously and are not delegating their priests in the fight against the Devil. You have to hunt high and low for a properly trained exorcist.
"Thankfully, Benedict XVI believes in the existence and danger of evil - going back to the time he was in charge of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith." The CDF is the oldest Vatican department and was headed by Benedict from 1982, when he was Cardinal Ratzinger, until he became Pope in 2005.
Father Amorth said...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Eerie stuff!
Well God Bless the Pope and the Priests trained in this area. The little I have had to do with this area has highlighted the fact that it takes a very specila and well trained person to venture forth taking ground from Satan and his minions. There should also be prayer warriors who meet to support these Priests in prayer.
Doing this work is like paiting a big bullseye on your back. It takes a very moral and spiritual person to resist the temptations and assaults that can come though the spiritual world
Blessings
Mel
I don’t know if or how exorcisms work, but I suppose using spiritualism to combat a spiritual force might work. One need only look to the middle east to see Satan.
terrific graphic
There's the money shot. That's wonderful. I couldn't agree with him more. The more I hear of this pope the more I like him. God really does send us what we need.
Well, that can only mean fundamentalist Islam..
Nice to see the Roman Catholic Church allocate it's vast assets and resources to the WOT..
THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!!!
THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!!!
Personal opinion only, an exorcism and $9.00 will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks. But go for it if that’s what flops your mop. Better than spending Sunday watching the Chiefs and Jets.
Can I send him my ex-wife’s name?
Hello Satan!
His proper name now is
Pope Benedict XVI.
(I could tell you what it means but it really isn't appropriate here.)
I just happened to have that one already made when this thread got started, but it's easy to make church signs thanks to ChurchSignGenerator.com.
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