February 11, 2008

Ritual of Dealing With Demons Undergoes a Revival

Exorcism -- the church rite of expelling evil spirits from tortured souls -- is making a comeback in Catholic regions of Europe.

Jesus.

"This is a service which is sorely needed," said Jankowski, who holds a doctorate in spiritual theology. "The number of people who need help is intensifying right now."

Jankowski cited the case of a woman who asked for a divorce days after renewing her wedding vows as part of a marriage counseling program. What was suspicious, he said, was how the wife suddenly developed a passionate hatred for her husband.

"According to what I could perceive, the devil was present and acting in an obvious way," he said. "How else can you explain how a wife, in the space of a couple of weeks, could come to hate her own husband, a man who is a good person?"

Jankowski said that an archbishop granted him the authority last October to perform exorcisms and that he's been busy ever since. As for the afflicted wife? "We're still working with her," he said.


Hey, Jankowski. Shut up and leave that lady alone.

They were going to marriage counseling, so they already had trouble in their marriage. She didn't just "suddenly" wake up and develop a "passionate hatred for her husband." All that had been building over time. And how do you know her husband is a "good person"?

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