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Exorcists meet in Poland; Tackle vampires.
AFP ^ | 07/15/11

Posted on 07/16/2011 5:01:54 PM PDT by Winstons Julia

Vampires, the devil's deceit and mental illness are among the hot topics for some 300 exorcists who flocked to Poland this week from as far away as Africa and India for a week-long congress. Held at Poland's Roman Catholic Jasna Gora monastery, home to the venerated Black Madonna icon, this year's congress "examines the current fashion for vampirism in Europe and the world-over, schizophrenia and other mental disorders as well as the devil's deceit during exorcism," according to the monastery's radio station.

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To: RonBush

I believe that Satan can possess people. I think of Manson... for instance.


21 posted on 07/16/2011 7:30:25 PM PDT by Winstons Julia (when liberals rant, it's called free speech; when conservatives vent, it's called hate speech.)
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To: RonBush
"Seriously, how many people here believe in demonic possession and exorcism?"

Jesus believed in demonic possession and exorcism. You think He was the superstitious type?

22 posted on 07/16/2011 7:42:59 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: shibumi

appellations

I feel your post most confabulatoric and fullest to the proscribed rhetoricall theorietical ( allegoricall )

wildcat jefferfranklin.................. ha!


23 posted on 07/16/2011 7:49:39 PM PDT by waterhill (Little 'r' republican: taker of the Founder's 'Red Pill'...www.mikechurch.com)
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To: Winstons Julia

I’d believe in exorcists before I’d believe in New Age gurus and various TV evangelists and pop psychologists so popular today.

I have seen it (evil.)


24 posted on 07/16/2011 7:53:20 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: waterhill

That said, there are demonic things about us, this I know. Yeah, the Bible tells me so.

And I ain’t even Catholic.

God Bless us all, everyone.

Its a bigass spritual fight atm.


25 posted on 07/16/2011 7:59:06 PM PDT by waterhill (Little 'r' republican: taker of the Founder's 'Red Pill'...www.mikechurch.com)
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To: Winstons Julia

Laugh all you want, but I’m coming to the belief that it was exorcists who were responsible for the 95% decline in sex-abuse cases in the Catholic church between 1978 and 1990.

Yes, all the sex abuse covered in the news media took place before 1990, before the secular news media had a clue there was a scandal.

How? The seminaries were still controlled by the lavendar mafia; the American bishops were still ruled by heretics and cowards... but the exorcists had been unleashed.

The ritual Satanism is part of many, many of the early sex abuse cases.


26 posted on 07/16/2011 8:00:53 PM PDT by dangus
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To: Revolting cat!

Hmm, I always thought You were Satan incarnate just screwin’ around. Lazy rainy days and all...


27 posted on 07/16/2011 8:04:55 PM PDT by waterhill (Little 'r' republican: taker of the Founder's 'Red Pill'...www.mikechurch.com)
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To: hellbender

Begging the question of whether they are indeed possessed humans or rather demons assuming human form.


28 posted on 07/16/2011 8:05:14 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: Winstons Julia

And by the way, what’s the best technique for tackling a vampire? And are there any rules about how you can and can’t do it?


29 posted on 07/16/2011 8:09:30 PM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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30 posted on 07/16/2011 8:12:32 PM PDT by RedMDer (Abolish FReepathons. Be a monthly donor.)
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To: RonBush
Seriously, how many people here believe in demonic possession and exorcism? I personally think it is probably just superstition.

Do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe he was God incarnate? Do you believe he was a liar?

31 posted on 07/16/2011 8:13:04 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: dangus; Revolting cat!

Maybe you need to read one of my comments on the thread.

I do think evil exists.

So ... a sense of humor is also good. When you lose your sense of humor is probably when you need to worry.


32 posted on 07/16/2011 9:00:02 PM PDT by Winstons Julia (when liberals rant, it's called free speech; when conservatives vent, it's called hate speech.)
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To: Winstons Julia

Who said otherwise? I believe that evil exists, and have seen humans possessed by it!

(They attended church every Sunday, and still do.)


33 posted on 07/16/2011 9:03:02 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: RonBush

Tell that to Jesus


34 posted on 07/16/2011 9:42:12 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Joe 6-pack

Jesus didn’t believe in exorcism. He believed in casting them out. No rituals, no fancy stuff, just telling them to beat it. The RC church is the ones who believe in fancy stuff.


35 posted on 07/16/2011 9:44:27 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: Winstons Julia
When you lose your sense of humor is probably when you need to worry.

Amen.

36 posted on 07/16/2011 11:13:53 PM PDT by Semper Mark (Vlad Tepes was a piker.)
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To: shibumi; Winstons Julia; freedumb2003; Markos33; JoeProBono

Uh...would somebody kindly give me a heads-up when they start doing it here?


37 posted on 07/17/2011 12:39:29 AM PDT by Salamander (I'm your pain.)
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To: GreenLanternCorps

Yes, please.

I detest the effete, glittery little twit.


38 posted on 07/17/2011 12:40:48 AM PDT by Salamander (I'm your pain.)
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To: shibumi

“Sage” wisdom, there, buddy.


39 posted on 07/17/2011 12:42:04 AM PDT by Salamander (I'm your pain.)
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To: Salamander

40 posted on 07/17/2011 12:51:07 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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