Surge in Satanism sparks rise in demand for exorcists, says Catholic Church
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[quote=The Telegraph]
The web has made it easier than ever before to access information on Devil-worshipping and the occult, experts said.
Exorcism is the subject of a six-day conference being held this week at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University in Rome, which is under the Vatican's authority.
"The internet makes it much easier than in the past to find information about Satanism," said Carlo Climati, a member of the university who specialises in the dangers posed to young people by Satanism.
"In just a few minutes you can contact Satanist groups and research occultism. The conference is not about how to become an exorcist. It's to share information about exorcism, Satanism and sects. It's to give help to families and priests. There is a particular risk for young people who are in difficulties or who are emotionally fragile," said Mr Climati.
The object of seminars was to scrutinise the phenomenon of Satanism with "seriousness and scientific rigour", avoiding a "superficial or sensational approach", he said.
The conference in Rome has brought together more than 60 Catholic clergy as well as doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, teachers and youth workers to discuss how to combat the dangers of Devil-worship.
Organisers say the rise of Satanism has been dangerously underestimated in recent years.
"There's been a revival," said Gabriele Nanni, a former exorcist and another speaker at the course.
In theory, any priest can perform an exorcism – a rite involving prayers to drive the Devil out of the person said to be possessed.
But Vatican officials said three years ago that parish priests should call in professional exorcists if they suspect one of their parishioners needs purging of evil.
An exorcist should be called when "the moral certainty has been reached that the person is possessed", said Father Nanni, a member of the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
That could be indicated by radical and disturbing changes in the person's behaviour and voice, or an ability to garble in foreign languages or nonsensical gibberish.
While the number of genuine cases of possession by the Devil remained relatively small, "we must be on guard because occult and Satanist practices are spreading a great deal, in part with the help of the internet and new technologies that make it easier to access these rituals," he said.
The Vatican's chief exorcist claimed last year that the Devil lurked in the Vatican, the very heart of the Catholic Church.
Father Gabriele Amorth said people who are possessed by Satan vomit shards of glass and pieces of iron, scream, dribble and slobber, utter blasphemies and have to be physically restrained.
He claimed that the sex abuse scandals which have engulfed the Church in the US, Ireland, Germany and other countries, were proof that the anti-Christ was waging a war against the Holy See. He said Pope Benedict XVI believed "wholeheartedly" in the practice of exorcism.
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satan likes being liberal therefore I praise him.
I think there is definitely a market for e-exorcisms.
[QUOTE=Contag;28982170]I think there is definitely a market for e-exorcisms.[/QUOTE]
"Got a demon? There's an app for that"
[quote]He claimed that the sex abuse scandals which have engulfed the Church in the US, Ireland, Germany and other countries, were proof that the anti-Christ was waging a war against the Holy See.[/quote]
It's Satan's fault I molest all those little boys.
What an utter waste of time. 6 day conference on a made up magic ritual, way to go guys.
30 sec conference: "There's no such thing as a devil. Go home"
Bam that was easy.
yeah i've noticed i'm glad i'm not the only one
I'd love to watch one of these exorcism on a (LaVeyan) satanist.
"well that was a waste of time"
:rock:
As a Satanist of 4 years, I can safely say that your weapons are completely useless.
Send these blokes in, they'll exorcise the shit out of them Satanists.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4q6eaLn2mY[/media]
Or make them laugh so hard the devil just leaves :v:
[QUOTE=kaze4159;28982175]"Got a demon? There's an app for that"[/QUOTE]
"Think you're possessed? Download this App or you're going to [U][B][I]HELL![/I][/B][/U]"
I see it already... :suicide:
Religion........how out of touch are you.........really, i love how they try and make bullshit excuses that sound's like what a 2 year old makes up for when he's spilt a drink.
what the fuck do they even do in the vatican every day
Medicine? Nope. Exorcism? Hell yes!
[QUOTE=abcpea3;28983715]what the fuck do they even do in the vatican every day[/QUOTE]
I'll give you a hint. It has something to do with little boys
[QUOTE=Kazumi;28982334]I'd love to watch one of these exorcism on a (LaVeyan) satanist.
"well that was a waste of time"[/QUOTE]
I'd love to get exorcised just so I could take the piss out of the whole thing
I'd quote late-night infomercials in latin
[QUOTE=The Telegraph]The web has made it easier than ever before to access information on God-worshipping and the church, experts said.
Possession is the subject of a six-day conference being held this week at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University in Rome, which is under Satan's authority.
"The internet makes it much easier than in the past to find information about Catholicism," said Carlo Climati, a member of the university who specialises in the dangers posed to young people by Catholicism.
"In just a few minutes you can contact Catholic groups and research them. The conference is not about how to become a possessionist. It's to share information about possesionism, Catholicism and sects. It's to give help to families and priests. There is a particular risk for young people who are in difficulties or who are emotionally fragile," said Mr Climati.
The object of seminars was to scrutinise the phenomenon of Catholicism with "seriousness and scientific rigour", avoiding a "superficial or sensational approach", he said.
The conference in Rome has brought together more than 60 Satanist clergy as well as doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, teachers and youth workers to discuss how to combat the dangers of God-worshipping.
Organisers say the rise of Catholicism has been dangerously underestimated in recent years.
"There's been a revival," said Gabriele Nanni, a former Catholic and another speaker at the course.
In theory, any demon can perform a possession – a rite involving the demon chanting and then entering a person's body.
But Satican officials said three years ago that parish demons should call in professional possessionists if they suspect one of their parishioners needs purging of god-worshipping
An exorcist should be called when "the moral certainty has been reached that the person is not possessed", said Father Nanni, a member of the Satican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
That could be indicated by radical and disturbing changes in the person's behaviour and voice, or an ability to garble in foreign languages or nonsensical gibberish.
While the number of genuine cases of god-worshipping by God remained relatively small, "we must be on guard because Catholic practices are spreading a great deal, in part with the help of the internet and new technologies that make it easier to access these rituals," he said.
The Satican's chief possessionist claimed last year that God lurked in the Satican, the very heart of the Satician Church.
Father Gabriele Amorth said people who are possessed by God vomit shards of glass and pieces of iron, scream, dribble and slobber, utter blasphemies and have to be physically restrained.
He claimed that the sex abuse scandals which have engulfed the Satician Church in the US, Ireland, Germany and other countries, were proof that God was waging a war against the Unholy See. He said Pope Benedict XVI believed "wholeheartedly" in the practice of possessionism.[/QUOTE]
Fix'd
I love satan
[QUOTE=abcpea3;28983715]what the fuck do they even do in the vatican every day[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VABSoHYQr6k[/media]
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;28984494]I love satan[/QUOTE]
Heart rainbow agree or funny????
I think this is silly. But it is true that the internet has made it easier to learn about occultism- I happen to have built up a small collection of occult-related material the past few months, not that I intend to believe or learn any of it.
There should be a gym called The Exorcism, where they exercise the demons out of you. It should be located just outside the Vatican.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;28984899]Heart rainbow agree or funny????[/QUOTE]
Winner
Oh christianity, you so intolerant of other people's beliefs.
[QUOTE=johan_sm;28983799]Medicine? Nope. Exorcism? Hell yes![/QUOTE]
We actually had a priest at a local church tell some to "Stop asking for me to help you and get to a doctor." Pretty sure most Christians know to go to a doctor for illnesses, not a priest.
[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;28983032]"Think you're possessed? Download this App or you're going to [U][B][I]HELL![/I][/B][/U]"
I see it already... :suicide:[/QUOTE]
[img]http://blog.youversion.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bible-app-icon.png[/img]
Yeah.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;28985358]We actually had a priest at a local church tell some to "Stop asking for me to help you and get to a doctor." Pretty sure most Christians know to go to a doctor for illnesses, not a priest.[/QUOTE]
Good man.
[QUOTE=Paramud;28982636]As a Satanist of 4 years, I can safely say that your weapons are completely useless.[/QUOTE]
You can't do nothing about father Amorth.
I worship satan and there isn't shit the catholic church can do about it!
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