Exorcisims and Demonic Possession

[Educate Me]

do they have a catholic priest or some muslim cleric in that movie?

[psychosemitic]

ienjoylurking said:

do they have a catholic priest or some muslim cleric in that movie?

muslim, and a queran not bible

[Jack Reed]

wadad said:

How come non-muslim/non-catholic people dont particpate in exorcisims? I've yet to see an atheist, protestant or a jewish person here get possessed by demons

Some Protestant churches are more likely to conduct exorcisms than Catholic churches are. Most of them belong to Charismatic denominations like the Assembly of God and the Pentecostal Church of God. These churches' guidelines for performing exorcisms are less strict than those of the Catholic Church. Even some Southern Baptists participate in exorcisms, but it's very rare.

[Crimson Guard]

Those Protestant phonies,like you see on TV in the Deep South,they put their hand on your forehead and do alout of shouting, and your cured of all your worldy and unworldy woes,lol!

Where's Jimmy Lee Farnsworth from "Fletch lives"?

[Ilmatar]

I think that Lutherans have come up with a neat teological solution to the question of demonic possessions. Finnish Lutheran Church aknowledges the possibility of demonic possession, but only in cases in which the subject isn't a believer. Believers aren't supposed to get possessed, because when a person has given his/her soul to God there isn't place for any other and lesser entities. And not surpricingly there really haven't been that much need for exorcisms among the Lutherans.

Catholics have another take, but tend to be very careful about the exorcism nowadays too. When I lived in Italy, I saw an interview with a priest who only wasn't authorized to study cases of demonic possessions and perform exorcisims, but was a trained MD and psychiatrist too. He told only two of the 1000 cases of suspected demonic possession he had studied couldn't have been explained by psychiatry. He told this on National Television, so I guess Catholic church too thinks that the demonic possession is rare.

[Jack Reed]

cheeks said:

I think that Lutherans have come up with a neat teological solution to the question of demonic possessions. Finnish Lutheran Church aknowledges the possibility of demonic possession, but only in cases in which the subject isn't a believer. Believers aren't supposed to get possessed, because when a person has given his/her soul to God there isn't place for any other and lesser entities. And not surpricingly there really haven't been that much need for exorcisms among the Lutherans.

Catholics have another take, but tend to be very careful about the exorcism nowadays too. When I lived in Italy, I saw an interview with a priest who only wasn't authorized to study cases of demonic possessions and perform exorcisims, but was a trained MD and psychiatrist too. He told only two of the 1000 cases of suspected demonic possession he had studied couldn't have been explained by psychiatry. He told this on National Television, so I guess Catholic church too thinks that the demonic possession is rare.

I think that the Catholics have a rational approach to this subject. They make sure that the "possessed" person isn't suffering from a mental or physical problem rather than spiritual possession. Some Fundamentalists aren't as wise. They jump to conclusions, do an exorcism, and hurt the congregant.

[Josh]

jackreed1 said:

cheeks said:

I think that Lutherans have come up with a neat teological solution to the question of demonic possessions. Finnish Lutheran Church aknowledges the possibility of demonic possession, but only in cases in which the subject isn't a believer. Believers aren't supposed to get possessed, because when a person has given his/her soul to God there isn't place for any other and lesser entities. And not surpricingly there really haven't been that much need for exorcisms among the Lutherans.

Catholics have another take, but tend to be very careful about the exorcism nowadays too. When I lived in Italy, I saw an interview with a priest who only wasn't authorized to study cases of demonic possessions and perform exorcisims, but was a trained MD and psychiatrist too. He told only two of the 1000 cases of suspected demonic possession he had studied couldn't have been explained by psychiatry. He told this on National Television, so I guess Catholic church too thinks that the demonic possession is rare.

I think that the Catholics have a rational approach to this subject. They make sure that the "possessed" person isn't suffering from a mental or physical problem rather than spiritual possession. Some Fundamentalists aren't as wise. They jump to conclusions, do an exorcism, and hurt the congregant.

Hey there, a question for you. You live in the south, right? In that case, how common is fundamentalism down there? From what I've heard, I get the impression that it is quite prevalent. However, I know that negative stereotypes about the south often get exaggerated, so I'd like hear the truth from you.

[dukeofpain]

I think that the Catholics have a rational approach to this subject. They make sure that the "possessed" person isn't suffering from a mental or physical problem rather than spiritual possession. Some Fundamentalists aren't as wise. They jump to conclusions, do an exorcism, and hurt the congregant.

Yup, those catholics sure are "rational" people...... ....


Special Note:
(I used the "lips sealed" smile to symbolize the "I am about to hurl" facial expression)

[Jack Reed]

josh said:

jackreed1 said:

I think that the Catholics have a rational approach to this subject. They make sure that the "possessed" person isn't suffering from a mental or physical problem rather than spiritual possession. Some Fundamentalists aren't as wise. They jump to conclusions, do an exorcism, and hurt the congregant.

Hey there, a question for you. You live in the south, right? In that case, how common is fundamentalism down there? From what I've heard, I get the impression that it is quite prevalent. However, I know that negative stereotypes about the south often get exaggerated, so I'd like hear the truth from you.

I live in the Midwest, but I have visited the northern region of the South many times. I would say that this region has a higher percentage of Fundamentalist churches than many other regions. Of course, there are various degrees of Fundamentalism, and there are Fundamentalist churches across the country. The most extreme churches, which are very rare, feature practices like drinking poison and handling snakes as demonstrations of faith.

[Jack Reed]

dukeofpain said:

I think that the Catholics have a rational approach to this subject. They make sure that the "possessed" person isn't suffering from a mental or physical problem rather than spiritual possession. Some Fundamentalists aren't as wise. They jump to conclusions, do an exorcism, and hurt the congregant.

Yup, those catholics sure are "rational" people...... ....


Special Note:
(I used the "lips sealed" smile to symbolize the "I am about to hurl" facial expression)

I was referring to their approach to this phenomenon. You'll feel better if you take some Mylanta.

[phrost]

psychosemitic said:

has anybody seen turkish Exorcist its even more hilarious than turkish ET or TUrkish Starwars

Hey if you have a clip then show us. It would be entertaining.