30birdy
09-16-2005, 08:35 AM
:eek: Interesting....
I didn't realize that Italy still had so much dark ages type stuff still going on. I mean I know they are very devoutly religious but the whole exorcism thing.. I thought they frowned on that... Nice to see though they are adding modern psychiatry to their repertoire (sp?)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has singled out a particular group of priests for greetings at his public audience -- Italian exorcists holding their national convention. The pope encouraged the exorcists to continue what he called their "important ministry in the service of the church."
Italy has about 400 exorcists.
In 1999, when the Vatican issued its first new guidelines in centuries for casting out demons, it urged priests to take modern psychiatry into account in deciding who should be exorcised.
The Roman Catholic Church as well as Italian authorities have been worried about fascination with Satanism and reports of ritual killings. Next month, a Vatican-recognized university is offering a follow-up course to an introductory one on exorcism given earlier this year.
I didn't realize that Italy still had so much dark ages type stuff still going on. I mean I know they are very devoutly religious but the whole exorcism thing.. I thought they frowned on that... Nice to see though they are adding modern psychiatry to their repertoire (sp?)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has singled out a particular group of priests for greetings at his public audience -- Italian exorcists holding their national convention. The pope encouraged the exorcists to continue what he called their "important ministry in the service of the church."
Italy has about 400 exorcists.
In 1999, when the Vatican issued its first new guidelines in centuries for casting out demons, it urged priests to take modern psychiatry into account in deciding who should be exorcised.
The Roman Catholic Church as well as Italian authorities have been worried about fascination with Satanism and reports of ritual killings. Next month, a Vatican-recognized university is offering a follow-up course to an introductory one on exorcism given earlier this year.