Do you beleive in Exorcisms

[infinitelord1]

how do you become an exorcist? That would be cool!

[LouisvilleFan]

Here's an interesting interview with Fr. Amorth, the Vatican's chief exorcist. The topic is quite fascinating... at least I've always had some interest in exorcism since having the carp scared out of me by reading "Amityville Horror." Exorcisms can be pretty wild though, and very exhausting as sometimes a demon takes hours or days to exorcise, or a person may be possessed by many demons. The interview gets into some of that, along with determining if someone is possessed or if it's mental illness or something they can diagnose otherwise. This is my favorite part ...

[i]30 Days: Don't you ever feel afraid of the demon?

Fr. Amorth: Me, for that animal? It is he who should be afraid of me; I act in the name of the Lord of the world. But as for him, he is nothing but God's monkey. [/i]

[Mrs. Bro. Adam]

[quote name='infinitelord1' date='Feb 19 2006, 11:58 AM']how do you become an exorcist? That would be cool!
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First you become a priest........

[LouisvilleFan]

[quote name='LouisvilleFan' date='Feb 19 2006, 08:12 PM']Here's an interesting interview with Fr. Amorth, the Vatican's chief exorcist. The topic is quite fascinating... at least I've always had some interest in exorcism since having the carp scared out of me by reading "Amityville Horror." Exorcisms can be pretty wild though, and very exhausting as sometimes a demon takes hours or days to exorcise, or a person may be possessed by many demons. The interview gets into some of that, along with determining if someone is possessed or if it's mental illness or something they can diagnose otherwise. This is my favorite part ...

[i]30 Days: Don't you ever feel afraid of the demon?

Fr. Amorth: Me, for that animal? It is he who should be afraid of me; I act in the name of the Lord of the world. But as for him, he is nothing but God's monkey. [/i]
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I forgot to include the link:

[mod]we do not link to schismatic sites[/mod]

Edited February 21, 2006 by Lil Red

[brandelynmarie]

Wait! is Fr. Amrth schismatic? Brandelyn

Edited February 22, 2006 by brandelynmarie

[LouisvilleFan]

Father Amorth isn't, but the site I linked to was a Traditional Catholic site. Unfortunately, the only non-schismatic site that seems to have the interview is the Italian magazine "30 Days" (and maybe they're schismatic too? hope not). But it's in Italian, so that doesn't help much

Apparently some Traditionalists are using that one part of the interview where Fr. Amorth warns about the evil that has invaded the Vatican to back up their own causes. They fail to note that even though Fr. Amorth testifies that the new rite for exorcisms is ineffective, he himself remains faithful to Rome and is confident in God's promise that the Church will never fall to Satan's attacks. That interview was published in June 2000, so it's not even current. Surely if the Vatican's chief exorcist has had anything to do with it, changes have been made by now.

[Lil Red]

[quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='Feb 14 2006, 02:29 PM']Before you decide something is demonic you must rule out all physical causes. Call a neurologist.
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actually, in the book [u]An Exorcist Tells His Story[/u], Fr. Amorth is saying that too many people run around to doctors and delay an exorcism that could've quickly healed the person. then they wait too many years, and the demonic possession has taken deeper roots.

btw, he is/was the chief exorcist for the diocese of Rome.

and an exorcism can only be performed by an exorcist. if a lay person does it, they are probably just using prayers of deliverance.

[brandelynmarie]

Well said Lil Red! There are some beautiful prayers for deliverence in the back of the 2 books by Fr. Amorth...I had read them recently & was impressed by him...Pace e bene, Brandelyn