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M. Spector
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posted 30 December 2007 04:59 PM      Profile for M. Spector   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Vatican to create more exorcists to tackle 'evil'
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The Roman Catholic Church has vowed to "fight the Devil head-on" by training hundreds of priests as exorcists.

Father Gabriele Amorth, 82, the Vatican's Exorcist in Chief, announced the initiative amid the Church's concerns about growing worldwide interest in Satanism and the occult.

According to plans being considered, each bishop would have a group of priests in his diocese who were specially trained in exorcism and on hand to take action against "extreme Godlessness".

Fr Amorth said: "Thanks be to God that we have a Pope who has decided to fight the Devil head-on.

"Now bishops are to be obliged to have a number of established exorcists for their diocese. 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 proper, trained exorcist."

He went on: "Thankfully Pope Benedict XVI believes in the existence and danger of evil, from the time he was in charge of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith."

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the oldest Vatican department, deals with promoting and safeguarding Roman Catholic beliefs.

It was headed by the Pope when he was Cardinal Ratzinger, from 1982 until his election as Pope in 2005….

The Vatican is concerned that young people are being exposed to the influence of Satanism through the media, rock music and the Internet.

Under Canon Law 1172 all priests can perform exorcisms. But in reality only a select few are ever called on to do so.

The rite of exorcism involves a series of gestures and prayers to invoke the power of God and stop the "demon" influencing its victim.



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M. Spector
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posted 01 January 2008 09:24 PM      Profile for M. Spector   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Vatican denies the report
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Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office, flatly denied the Petrus report. The papal spokesman said: "Pope Benedict XVI has no intention of ordering local bishops to bring in garrisons of exorcists to fight demonic possession.”

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Sven
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posted 01 January 2008 09:40 PM      Profile for Sven     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
I bet they'd make a killing off of pay-per-view exorcisims.

Priest-Demon Cage Matches!!!


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martin dufresne
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In a Holy Sea of Jell-O... but what if Belzeebub wins?
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