Pope Francis praises exorcists for combating 'the Devil's works'

[trotsky]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/11193681/Pope-Francis-praises-exorcists-for-combating-the-Devils-works.html

Pope Francis has told a convention of exorcists from around the world that they are doing sterling service in combating "the Devil's works", as the Catholic Church warned of a rise in Satanism and the occult.

The Pope, who frequently cites the fight against Satan in his sermons, said that exorcists needed to show "the love and welcome of the Church for those possessed by evil". By treating people who were possessed, priests could demonstrate that "the Church welcomes those suffering from the Devil's works," he said in a message to a conference organised in Rome by the International Association of Exorcists.

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In April, Pope Francis urged the faithful to "learn to fight the Devil ... who exists even in the 21st century".

Good thing he embraces science. Well, sort of.

[unblock]

1. however laughingly ineffectively

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. Mother o' god.

Ooops.... did I just say that?

I meant of course...."The HELL you say!"

Seriously.... what's with all the idiotic statements this week from the new and improved "groovy" pope of two weeks ago?

I thought this guy was a break w. the past, all humble and gentle, all about reconciliation w. women, lbgts, the Enlightenment, etc.

Who turned out the..... ummmmmm.... "enlights"?

And more importantly...... WHY?

[Feral Child]

3. K&R n/t

[Arugula Latte]

4. Hey, didn't you hear?! The Catholic Church has embraced Science and Reason!

[longship]

5. After all, the Vatican has to keep Father Amorth employed.

Gabriele Amorth.

He's done -- apparently -- tens of thousands of exorcisms in his career. This is a busy, busy guy. Satan is all over the place, apparently even in the Vatican.

Let's not let down our guard.

Pope Francis: "Summon Father Amorth, my caster out of demons!"
Dun-dun-Dunnnnn!

[rug]

6. Are you suggesting exorcisms are performed in lieu of science?

[Blue Owl]

7. Who signs the Devil's time card anyways?

He must be putting in some overtime hours with all the evil out there...

[rurallib]

9. I heard he was in the White Houise and takes a lot of vacations

sometimes truth is hard to ferret out when speaking of religion

[beam me up scottie]

8. How, er, evolved of him.

How does this fit in with his version of evolution theory?

[trotsky]

11. Because reasons!

That's how! All praise the Wonderpope and his progressive, refreshing way of hating women and homosexuals.

[bvf]

10. I heard something recently about

exorcism via Skype. That's sort of like embracing science, no?