Are exorcisms still carried out by the church? Im not talking about bulls**t preachers like Benny Hinn or Peter Popoff who are clearly milking gullible people of their money, im talking about the catholic church or Protestant churches. If genuine exorcisms are carried out why are they never reported? Is there a code of silence in the church about the subject?
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Occassionally.
Catholics have been casting out demons ever since Jesus and the Apostles did it.
Modern psychology says that most of the people who had demons cast out of them were probably miraculously cured from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. But their cures were still miracles.
The Catholic Church believes that real demonic possessions are rare but possible, so they keep a few exorcists around just in case.
The Church has guidelines in place to take great care to exhaust psychological options before calling in an exorcist.
Here is the Rite of Exorcism: http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.p…
Anglicanism, several Protestant denominations, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), Judaism, Hinduism, Scientology, and Islam also practice some kind of exorcism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1673: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s…
You might also want to read the nonfiction book: "The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist" by Matt Baglio
With love in Christ.
Catholics have been casting out demons ever since Jesus and the Apostles did it.
Modern psychology says that most of the people who had demons cast out of them were probably miraculously cured from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. But their cures were still miracles.
The Catholic Church believes that real demonic possessions are rare but possible, so they keep a few exorcists around just in case.
The Church has guidelines in place to take great care to exhaust psychological options before calling in an exorcist.
Here is the Rite of Exorcism: http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.p…
Anglicanism, several Protestant denominations, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), Judaism, Hinduism, Scientology, and Islam also practice some kind of exorcism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1673: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s…
You might also want to read the nonfiction book: "The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist" by Matt Baglio
With love in Christ.
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Yes they are but very discreetly done
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I would talk to the guy at www.demon101.com