Catholic church is recruiting exorcists! (Uncle Benedict wants YOU!)

[Modem Butterfly]

As Sartre said, "The dark ages are always with us,"

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/09/16/wexocr16.xml

It is a devil of a job but someone has to do it. Applications are invited for exorcism training at the Vatican's Rome university, the Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum. The 10-week course includes sessions in exorcism rites, how to talk to the Devil, the tricks he uses to fight back and signs of the occult hidden in rock music and video games.

Students also attend classes in psychology so that priests can distinguish between "real cases" of satanic possession and illnesses such as schizophrenia.

The recruitment drive comes amid growing Vatican concern about a rise in Satanism. Pope Benedict XVI this week praised 180 of the students gathered at a secret location outside Rome.

"I encourage you to continue your important ministry in the services of the Church," the new Pope told them, saying their work would be closely supported by local bishops.

[benburch]

1. Well, it is in their theology.

And If their theology is correct, then demon possession is also correct.

[Modem Butterfly]

2. And if their theology is wrong...

...people will suffer needlessly.

[Done]

3. Well it's about time somebody starting fighting satan

Get those people to the white house now!!!

[Raster]

4. I'll venture to say that most don't need exorcisms, they need therapy

and that includes the exorcists.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. Silly people, you can't fight satanism with exorcisms.

You need the auto-de-fe!

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

[Modem Butterfly]

6. Bring on the comfy chair!

[BuyingThyme]

7. Anything to get their minds off raping little boys.

[AndreaCG]

13. Absofuckinglutely

Pope Benedict Arnold is being sued for abetting at least one diocese which was fighting pedophile priest charges, and they are trying to figure out if a head of state can be sued. I doubt he will be, those in power protect each other.

[chalky]

8. Great. Now there's a whole OTHER army out there recruiting that we have

to worry about.
:eyes:

[Gyre]

9. They're gonna need an army to clean out Washington.

Demon-seed chimp and his handlers are visibly possessed. Seems like everybody who isn't being brainwashed by American corporate media is well aware of the situation. At least somebody on the planet is preparing for an emergency in the offing.:)

Gyre

[TlalocW]

10. Great...

Just what one of the largest religions in the world needs to be spending time and resources on - combating something that doesn't exist.

TlalocW

[donsu]

11. smirk's man pope ratty's religious insanity worsens

the vatican doesn't need to hire exorcists, they need psychiatrists.

[Greenpeach]

12. They know people will buy into this...

They'll buy into anything. My God we are still in the dark ages! HE made Adam out of a lump of clay and Eve sprang from Adam's rib and they cavorted with dinosaurs in the garden until the snake fucked it up or wait... Was it that the Titans sprang from the head of Zeus??? Anyway the devil is alive and well, horns and all.