Thursday, June 17, 2010

Vatican: Church 'exorcist' urges action to fight devil

Vatican City, 17 June (AKI) - The Catholic Church's most famous exorcist says more should be done to fight the devil. Father Gabriele Amorth has conducted 70,000 exorcisms for the church during his lengthy career.

In an interview with Italian daily, Corriere Della Sera, the 85-year-old priest said it would be worth extending the practice of exorcism.

"It would not be a bad idea," he told the daily. "In Italy moral decay is evident. Families are often breaking down.

"Do you know what I would do if I was the Pope for a moment?" he asked. "I would provide every opportunity for exorcisms. Like the Orthodox Church. There you do not need the permission of a bishop."

Amorth recounted his battles against the devil in a dozen books, translated into 28 languages. The latest, Memories of an Exorcist, recounts his experiences with a number of victims with which he worked.

He said when people are possessed by the devil they often speak in incomprehensible languages as well as Greek, Latin and Aramaic.

2 comments:

Mindy Goorchenko said...

Please visit my blog about speaking in tongues. The last sentence of this article leaves me terribly concerned.

http://thedevoutlife.blogspot.com/2010/06/hold-your-tongues.html

Mindy Goorchenko said...

Incidentally, I wrote this blog BEFORE reading yours...so I don't reference it, but the questions raised therein are leading me to question whether there is a connection with this exorcist's report.