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Rome, Italy, Feb 28, 2018 / 02:04 pm (CNA).- With reported demonic possessions on the rise in Italy, the Vatican is hosting a weeklong training to better prepare exorcists for ministry. Catholic leaders have said that the country needs more exorcists, and better training.
“Today we are at a stage crucial in history: many Christians no longer believe in [the devil’s] existence, few exorcists are appointed and there are no more young priests willing to learn,” said one of the event’s speakers, exorcist Father Cesare Truqui, according to Vatican News.
Father Palilla said there is a lack of formation in the church to prepare priests in this essential ministry.
According to USA Today, cases of demonic possession in Italy have tripled over the past few years—almost half a million calls per year attributing the rise in demonic activity to an increased use of fortune tellers, tarot cards, & Ouija Boards, which supposedly “open the door to the devil and to possession.” The Vatican is in dire need of more priests to handle the demand. Last week, the church revealed a daring new plan to combat the demon uptick and send them back to hell once and for all, with a weeklong intensive course to train priests in the art of exorcism.
Italian exorcist and priest Beningo Palilla announced the plan to Vatican Radio, saying that the exorcist boot camp will “offer a rich reflection and articulation on a topic that is sometimes unspoken and controversial— namely, the idea that evil spirits can take over someone’s body from time to time.
While Palilla did admit that, yes, not all cases of demon possession are real and some might be the result of psychological or health problems, he stressed the need for more trained priests who can accurately diagnose an alleged possession and act accordingly—and warned that a “self-taught” exorcist could easily make “errors.”
“We priests, very often, do not know how to deal with the concrete cases presented to us, In the preparation of priesthood, we do not talk about these things.”
The conference will take place this April at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome and will include courses on satanism and lessons in how to liberate people who are possessed, hopefully training enough priests to be able to handle the new onslaught of supposed demons coming after our souls.
Until then, be careful with the Ouija Board.
“Today we are at a stage crucial in history: many Christians no longer believe in [the devil’s] existence, few exorcists are appointed and there are no more young priests willing to learn,” said one of the event’s speakers, exorcist Father Cesare Truqui, according to Vatican News.
Father Palilla said there is a lack of formation in the church to prepare priests in this essential ministry.
According to USA Today, cases of demonic possession in Italy have tripled over the past few years—almost half a million calls per year attributing the rise in demonic activity to an increased use of fortune tellers, tarot cards, & Ouija Boards, which supposedly “open the door to the devil and to possession.” The Vatican is in dire need of more priests to handle the demand. Last week, the church revealed a daring new plan to combat the demon uptick and send them back to hell once and for all, with a weeklong intensive course to train priests in the art of exorcism.
Italian exorcist and priest Beningo Palilla announced the plan to Vatican Radio, saying that the exorcist boot camp will “offer a rich reflection and articulation on a topic that is sometimes unspoken and controversial— namely, the idea that evil spirits can take over someone’s body from time to time.
While Palilla did admit that, yes, not all cases of demon possession are real and some might be the result of psychological or health problems, he stressed the need for more trained priests who can accurately diagnose an alleged possession and act accordingly—and warned that a “self-taught” exorcist could easily make “errors.”
“We priests, very often, do not know how to deal with the concrete cases presented to us, In the preparation of priesthood, we do not talk about these things.”
The conference will take place this April at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome and will include courses on satanism and lessons in how to liberate people who are possessed, hopefully training enough priests to be able to handle the new onslaught of supposed demons coming after our souls.
Until then, be careful with the Ouija Board.
