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Posted on 03/10/2010 10:17:50 AM PST by Wontsubmit
Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican", according to the Holy See's chief exorcist.
Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, who has been the Vatican's chief exorcist for 25 years and says he has dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession, said that the consequences of satanic infiltration included power struggles at the Vatican as well as "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon".
He added: "When one speaks of 'the smoke of Satan' [a phrase coined by Pope Paul VI in 1972] in the holy rooms, it is all true – including these latest stories of violence and paedophilia."
He claimed that another example of satanic behaviour was the Vatican "cover-up" over the deaths in 1998 of Alois Estermann, the then commander of the Swiss Guard, his wife and Corporal Cedric Tornay, a Swiss Guard, who were all found shot dead. "They covered up everything immediately," he said. "Here one sees the rot".
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
Can he please pay the WH a visit?
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At least we know where he is now. That frees everyone else up. LOL.
If Cardinal Bernard Law, former Cardinal of Boston, guilty of aiding homosexual pedophile priests is who he is referring to , I would saw he is spot on.
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Wow, that was a really interesting article.
It's not like he's needed in Hollywood, on Capital Hill, or in the Obama WH. His agents there seem to be proceeding quite nicely without his close personal supervision.
Thank you. I thought you’d like it.
Thank you. I thought you’d like it.
It's not like he's needed in Hollywood, on Capital Hill, or in the Obama WH. His agents there seem to be proceeding quite nicely without his close personal supervision.
Priests that do not know Jesus as their Savior and Lord, absolutely!
Before I get slammed for Catholic bashing, this is also true in all the main line denominations. But since the story is about the Catholic Church....
The politics of electing a pope on the 3rd ballot etc. The idea that the Pope himself does not come out and say that he is just a man, and this business that the Pope is infallible, nothing in my Bible about that.
The fact that they will not come out and stand up for the unborn in a real way. Some/few Bishops have, but we have never heard this from the Pope. Someone will tell me the Pope has, but he really has not, none of the Popes have had the courage to risk losing members and losing financially at the collection plate.
The Catholic Church should stand strong for the unborn to the point that they say, you are not welcome in the Church if you vote Democrat, or for candidates that support abortion/homosexuality. Catholics that go home to a Clinton or Obama sign on their front yards, should be dealt with.
The gay sex scandals of the Church most certainly are from demonic activities IMHO.
The idea of someone becoming a Priest or a Minister without first asking Jesus into their life is not a good thing.
I know many wonderful Catholic Priests, that are filled with the Spirit, but I think overall this is the exception to the rule.
I remember one time the Pope came to North America, he addressed “young Catholics” I always felt what a lost opportunity that he did not instead address “young Christians”
how can you have a catholic bishop who doesn’t believe in Jesus?
Priests that do not know Jesus as their Savior and Lord, absolutely!
Before I get slammed for Catholic bashing, this is also true in all the main line denominations. But since the story is about the Catholic Church....
The politics of electing a pope on the 3rd ballot etc. The idea that the Pope himself does not come out and say that he is just a man, and this business that the Pope is infallible, nothing in my Bible about that.
The fact that they will not come out and stand up for the unborn in a real way. Some/few Bishops have, but we have never heard this from the Pope. Someone will tell me the Pope has, but he really has not, none of the Popes have had the courage to risk losing members and losing financially at the collection plate.
The Catholic Church should stand strong for the unborn to the point that they say, you are not welcome in the Church if you vote Democrat, or for candidates that support abortion/homosexuality. Catholics that go home to a Clinton or Obama sign on their front yards, should be dealt with.
The gay sex scandals of the Church most certainly are from demonic activities IMHO.
The idea of someone becoming a Priest or a Minister without first asking Jesus into their life is not a good thing.
I know many wonderful Catholic Priests, that are filled with the Spirit, but I think overall this is the exception to the rule.
I remember one time the Pope came to North America, he addressed “young Catholics” I always felt what a lost opportunity that he did not instead address “young Christians”
Priests that do not know Jesus as their Savior and Lord, absolutely!
Before I get slammed for Catholic bashing, this is also true in all the main line denominations. But since the story is about the Catholic Church....
The politics of electing a pope on the 3rd ballot etc. The idea that the Pope himself does not come out and say that he is just a man, and this business that the Pope is infallible, nothing in my Bible about that.
The fact that they will not come out and stand up for the unborn in a real way. Some/few Bishops have, but we have never heard this from the Pope. Someone will tell me the Pope has, but he really has not, none of the Popes have had the courage to risk losing members and losing financially at the collection plate.
The Catholic Church should stand strong for the unborn to the point that they say, you are not welcome in the Church if you vote Democrat, or for candidates that support abortion/homosexuality. Catholics that go home to a Clinton or Obama sign on their front yards, should be dealt with.
The gay sex scandals of the Church most certainly are from demonic activities IMHO.
The idea of someone becoming a Priest or a Minister without first asking Jesus into their life is not a good thing.
I know many wonderful Catholic Priests, that are filled with the Spirit, but I think overall this is the exception to the rule.
I remember one time the Pope came to North America, he addressed “young Catholics” I always felt what a lost opportunity that he did not instead address “young Christians”
He’s absolutely right.
Satan is in every church in the world (theoretically speaking).
You should read the comments at the end of the story. I guess in Britian religion is dead. Satan does exist, I think, but so many have been duped into believing he does not. Too bad for them.
This is a fascinating look at Exorcism today, written by this same Fr. Amorth and is worth the read:
http://www.amazon.com/Exorcist-Tells-His-Story/dp/0898707102
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