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Pope's exorcist squads will wage war on Satan
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Last updated at 16:34pm on 29th December 2007
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Satanism on the rise: Pope Benedict has unveiled plans to set up
specialist exorcism squads
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 that during his time at the department Benedict
had not lost the chance to warn humanity of the risk from the Devil.
He said the Pope wants to restore a prayer seen as protection against
evil that was traditionally recited at the end of Catholic Masses.
The prayer, to St Michael the Archangel, was dropped in the 1960s by
Pope John XXIII.
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The 1973 film The Exorcist deals with the demonic possession of a
young girl: Now the Pope wants specialist exorcism squads in every
parish
"The prayer is useful not only for priests but also for lay people in
helping to fight demons," he said.
Father Paolo Scarafoni, who lectures on the Vatican's exorcism
course, said interest in Satanism and the occult has grown as people
lost faith with the church.
He added: "People suffer and think that turning to the Devil can help
solve their problems. We are being bombarded by requests for
exorcisms."
The Vatican is particularly concerned that young people are being
exposed to the influence of Satanic sects through rock music and the
Internet.
In theory, under the Catholic Church's Canon Law 1172, all priests
can perform exorcisms. But in reality only a select few are assigned
the task.
Under the law, practitioners must have "piety, knowledge, prudence,
and integrity of life."
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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Do they put a job description with this post I wonder.
Maybe I could do it. Casting out demons. I worked as head barman in
the Dog & Duck and I was forever casting out drunken devils on
saturday night.
- Bren, London
Dear God! The Pope has been spending too much time with Tony B'Liar I
think.
- Ruth, Poole, UK
Are they getting a lottery grant to pay for this?
- Martin, Clacton, England
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in_article_id=504969&in_page_id=1811&Satan=Santa
Pope's exorcist squads will wage war on Satan
By NICK PISA - More by this author »
Last updated at 16:34pm on 29th December 2007
Comments (8)
Satanism on the rise: Pope Benedict has unveiled plans to set up
specialist exorcism squads
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 that during his time at the department Benedict
had not lost the chance to warn humanity of the risk from the Devil.
He said the Pope wants to restore a prayer seen as protection against
evil that was traditionally recited at the end of Catholic Masses.
The prayer, to St Michael the Archangel, was dropped in the 1960s by
Pope John XXIII.
Scroll down for more...
The 1973 film The Exorcist deals with the demonic possession of a
young girl: Now the Pope wants specialist exorcism squads in every
parish
"The prayer is useful not only for priests but also for lay people in
helping to fight demons," he said.
Father Paolo Scarafoni, who lectures on the Vatican's exorcism
course, said interest in Satanism and the occult has grown as people
lost faith with the church.
He added: "People suffer and think that turning to the Devil can help
solve their problems. We are being bombarded by requests for
exorcisms."
The Vatican is particularly concerned that young people are being
exposed to the influence of Satanic sects through rock music and the
Internet.
In theory, under the Catholic Church's Canon Law 1172, all priests
can perform exorcisms. But in reality only a select few are assigned
the task.
Under the law, practitioners must have "piety, knowledge, prudence,
and integrity of life."
The rite of exorcism involves a series of gestures and prayers to
invoke the power of God and stop the "demon" influencing its victim.
Share this article:What is this?Digg it | Del.icio.us | Reddit |
Newsvine | Nowpublic
Add your comment | View all Comments (8)
8 people have commented on this story so far. Tell us what you think
below.
Here's a sample of the latest comments published. You can click view
all to read all comments that readers have sent in.
Do they put a job description with this post I wonder.
Maybe I could do it. Casting out demons. I worked as head barman in
the Dog & Duck and I was forever casting out drunken devils on
saturday night.
- Bren, London
Dear God! The Pope has been spending too much time with Tony B'Liar I
think.
- Ruth, Poole, UK
Are they getting a lottery grant to pay for this?
- Martin, Clacton, England
