The Vatican’s Chief Exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, has gone public with an allegation that “the Devil is at work inside the Vatican.” He also reveals that the devil has a playful side and often mocks him.
Father Amorth says that he has handled 70,000 cases of demonic possession and sees satanic influences in the Church, including “cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon.”
What is interesting is that he not only cites the abuse cases but what he calls the “cover-up” in the 1998 death of Alois Estermann, the then commander of the Swiss Guard, who was found with the bodies of his wife and Corporal Cedric Tornay, a Swiss Guard. The Church quickly closed the case, finding that Corporal Tornay shot the commander and his wife and then turned his gun on himself after being passed over for a medal. However there has long been a belief that there was a homosexual relationship and that a fourth person was involved. Last week, the Vatican was rocked by another scandal involving gay liaisons, here.
Father Amorth sees the devil behind everything from the mentally disturbed woman who threw herself at Pope Benedict XVI at the start of Midnight Mass to corruption in the church. He explains that the devil is “pure spirit, invisible. But he manifests himself with blasphemies and afflictions in the person he possesses. He can remain hidden, or speak in different languages, transform himself or appear to be agreeable. At times he makes fun of me.”
He previously warned against reading J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels but he likes the 1973 film The Exorcist.
He is the president of honor of the Association of Exorcists. The association’s conventions must be a gas.
No doubt the Church Lady is often present at such gatherings:
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“the Devil is at work inside the Vatican.”
No truer words can be said, inside or out.
“He also reveals that the devil has a playful side and often mocks him.”Really.
He has been at work in the Vatican for a long time. It isn’t just the Devil making fun of him!
After he gets done in the Vatican, send him over to D.C. … they need Ghostbusters over there really bad …
At-t-t-t t-t-times he m-m-m-makes fun of m-m-me.
eniobob,
The first draft he said that the “Devil is out to get me and my dog tells me so” but the Vatican censors toned it down a bit.
Then they upped Father Amorth’s meds.
Paranoid delusions, anyone? Free with your collar and celibate Priest starter kit. For more information, send 10% of your income (or more) to:
RCC (c/o The Pope)
Attn: Brain Dept./Dr. Abby Normal
1 Papist Way
The Vatican
Vatican City
Fr. Amorth,
Instead worrying about the Devil, how about you clowns getting rid of some of the all to human but perfectly evil pedophiles you hammerheads protect. Pardon. You hammerheads protect in order to protect you assets.
If this exorcist is correct there is at least one person of honesty and integrity at the Vatican but I doubt that there are two such.
BIL,
It seems that we are on the same thinking path today. I read the article, wondering if some anti-psychotics might help the good father with his paranoid delusions!
Ladies and Gentlemen (and those of you in the cheap seats), I give you Bob Dylan:
For those with more eclectic tastes, The Arkestar playing Sun Ra’s “A Call for All Demons:”
The Arkestra
Try #2:
I’m a little skeptical of the nails and glass flying out of people’s mouths but the rest of what he has to say makes more sense than not.
Just look at the RCC … evil is a viable explanation and probably has been for centuries. Which explains why they would want to grant sainthood to the Grand Poobah Protector of Pediphiles, John Paul II … a further continuation of the Big Lie.
If they really do believe there is a God … do they honestly think they’re fooling Him?
… and then again, if they really do believe there is a God, it could be an “in Your Face” move … kind of a “Ha, we destroyed the souls of thousands of innocent children and the guy who enabled it all will now be prayed to by thousands, if not millions, more Catholic adults and children. Now who’s more powerful, You, God, or we?”
Possible
You can expect this kind of stuff when you elevate Satan to Pope.
Perhaps this explains the sexual abuse scandals. Incubi (singular incubus) and succubi (singular Succubus) are busy at work.
I would start with a look at PapaNazi, myself.
Next on “Popes Behaving Badly”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/popes-former-diocese-admi_n_497167.html
BIL,
Former Archbishop Ratzinger was participating in the usual institutionally, dysfunctional policy du jour. The upcoming hot air spin on this will be sick…
Tough to forgive these men and their racketeering ways.
PEACE BE UPON YOUR NAME FATHER PRAYERS TO THOSE WHO MOCK OR WISH TO DECEIVE IT MATTERS NOT TO ME COME WHAT MAY I AM READY KNELT IN RESPECT FOR YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!! AND AWAITING YOUR COMMAND AGAINST MY !!!ETERNAL FOE SATAN THE BEST IS YET TO COME I LOVE GOD PEACE FATHER!!!!!!!BE UPON YOUR!!!!NAME!!!!!
CELTIC WARRIOR FOR GOD,
The name what a contradiction, when was the conversion of the klan? Even though the Celt’s language is older than the Organized Church it is not a race or ethnic origin. It is a language which, if I recall started after the shift from Egypt. What nationality are you and when was the actual conversion of your soul? I see you are trying to give everyone here the sole….
For all of you doubters, I feel bad for you. You know so little about what you are. You are the creation of something so beautiful and yet you insist on making fun of those who would speak of things that sound strange. You are so intent on answering to yourselves that you misread things. You overlook flaws in your beliefs. I have battled your ways for a while and tiresome I have become. I insist that you bow before the God above a beg, because you need a word. You need Him. Sorry for anything that I have said that insults you, I only speak if what I have learned and what I have seen and felt. God bles you.
GOD WILL RAIN COALS UPON THE HEADS OF THE WICKED
CWFG and Katherine.
Your concern is duly noted. I have a suggestion. You live your lives and let others live theirs as they see fit. That sounds like workable plan.
Catholic Warrior For God,
I guess you’d better carry your umbrella.
Anon nurse, given the form of precipitation forecast, perhaps an asbestos lined stainless steel umbrella would be in order.
Ever since I first heard a hellfire and brimstone evangelical preacher ranting as a youngster, I have had this fantasy of a giant lightning bolt coming through the ceiling and striking the preacher in mid-rant.