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Vatican Setting Up Exorcist Hotline–Exorcist Talks About Countering Demons
Thursday, November 29, 2012 19:35
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by Monica Davis
For millions around the world exorcism is something out of Hollywood. But for exorcists, demons are real and they have the only tools to destroy them.
Father Gary Thomas, whose story was the basis of the recent movie, “The Rite,” during a talk at Rutgers University, told how he handles exorcism, which is a last resort, and about the reality of Satan and about sin as a vessil for evil to enter the world. He said too that Satan has been defeated, Christ’s crucifixion signaling the defeat of Satan, the cross and the eucharist showing the positive forces that can counter demons. Ninety percent of those seeking exorcism have mental issues, rather than Satanic ones, he told his audience. People should be vigilant, faithful and unafraid, he said. READMOREHERE
Demons are so real, so dangerous, that the Vatican has set up a hotline to deal with them.
The Catholic Church has established an exorcist hotline in Milan, its biggest diocese, to cope with demand. Monsignor Angelo Mascheroni, the diocese’s chief exorcist since 1995, said the curia had also appointed twice as many exorcists to cope with a doubling in the number of requests for help over 15 years.“We get many requests for names, addresses and phone numbers; that’s why we’ve set up a switchboard in the curia from Monday to Friday from 2.30pm to 5pm,” he told the chiesadimilano website.
“People in need can call and will be able to find a priest in the same area who doesn’t have to travel too far.” And to that end, the number of demon-busting priests on call has increased from six to 12. Readmorehere
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