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We will I believe get a wonderful Pope, perhaps the best in history. I hope I live to see it. Perhaps not right away, but he is coming, he is coming. A new springtime for the Church.

He will put an ax to the rotten roots and light a fire in men's hearts restoring walls once fallen and the Glory of the Sons of the Fisherman.

 

Some years ago I went to Boff's website and was surprised to see that there was a big portrait of him which could be downloaded for free! What kind of person does this? Incidentally there is a Boff brother who started out as another liberation theologian but was reconciled to the Church.

I hate to sound so negative but when I read that Pope Francis had declared '21 as the year of Joseph, I instantly thought it might be a ruse to promote liberation theology and socialism under the title 'St Joseph the Worker', May 1st feast day etc etc. Oh and guess what, 2021 is the 40th anniversary of Laborem Exercens, 'On Human Work' and the 120th of 'Rerum Novarum' and so we can reasonably expect that on May 1st we'll be treated to a papal document on the subject of human work, heavily influenced, if not written chiefly by, Leonardo Boff.

So no, Francis won't abdicate with this neatly lined up.

 

A follower of Satan argues in the comments

Exorcist Diary #78: Exhaustion and Demons
Updated: Jul 4



Not long ago, a new exorcist called me and shared an experience which was troubling him. He noticed that after exorcism sessions, he was unusually tired...actually he felt exhausted. He didn't understand why. It was important for him to know that this is a common experience among exorcists. Demons suck the energy out of you!

A number of the afflicted whom we are currently seeing are also reporting periods of being unusually exhausted. One man in particular, who has a mild case of demonic oppression, is getting markedly better after only a few sessions. He suffers from common demonic symptoms but also reported unusual periods of exhaustion. In a recent session, I asked about the exhaustion and he said, "It is almost gone. I'm getting my old energy back."

It only makes sense. Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. On the other hand, Satan is a death dealer. Satan sucks the life out of us. When we engage in a spiritual battle with him, we are victorious in Jesus, but we may be exhausted in the process. It is not uncommon that, after an exorcism, I find myself needing to rest a bit, and sometimes even lying down for a while.

There are many medical and psychological reasons for exhaustion. These should be explored first. But I wonder if a few who suffer from periods of exhaustion might have a spiritual problem, of which they are unaware. If doctors and psychologists can't help, it might be good to be prayed over.

As for exorcists, suffering from a little exhaustion is a small price to pray for a soul to be liberated from the Death Dealer.

Comments:

keralz
Jul 30

No doubt about this.

I was a diabolist for over 25 years. Gave Catholicism a good go for over 10 years, having been convinced by a good priest I still consider a close friend. But ultimately the choice was, be profoundly miserable and completely exhausted as a Catholic... Or be less miserable as a Satanist.

I chose to be less miserable. Can't win them all.

(Yeah yeah, eternity. So easy to say when you're not the one dealing with all this nonsense day in and day out.)

Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
Aug 1

If you decide to change your mind, I am happy to help you....If you are reading my blogs, it makes me wonder if perhaps there is a little voice inside you reaching for the light...

keralz
Aug 2

I came here because we know some of the same people. They were talking about this blog. I have to confess I was a bit shocked to hear someone was saying much about this sort of thing at all. Perked my interest.

Many posts seem far fetched if you ask me. ... Text messages? Really? The devil doesn't have better things to do? There seems to be a big disconnect between the power and intelligence you believe angels/demons have, and how stupid they seem to act in your presence.

I did get a good chuckle out of the no legs post... That sounds a little closer to home. Very literal

I appreciate the offer of help in any case. But I'm definitely worn down and out and not currently willing to pick fights.

Good luck to you. Ciao!

mark_gaylord
Aug 26

keralz, you state "There seems to be a big disconnect between the power and intelligence you believe angels/demons have, and how stupid they seem to act in your presence.", but remember while demons are intelligent they completely lack wisdom. There is nothing virtuous about the demonic, so all they have is raw intelligence. Since Demons have nothing good (they rejected all that is good), but they are intelligent, intelligence in and of itself is not a good. This is why we are told to pray for wisdom. Only intelligence that is guided by wisdom and truth is truly good. What we see with demons isn't stupidity per-say, it is a complete lack of wisdom, and that is why in part they never change, and exist in the un-wise state they are in.

keralz
Sep 2

Mark, sort of.

It is not true that they have nothing good. For example: Existence is a good, and they have that. They have intelligence because they are rational creatures. Insofar as they possess something proper to their nature, that is also a good. So they possess many different goods, things which they have no power at all to reject or change. They can certainly misuse those powers, those goods, but they are still present.

I know many unwise people, but what is sometimes portrayed in these blog posts goes further than merely unwise.... I cannot imagine my beloved Satan acting in such a foolish manner. They are not subject to emotions like we are because they do not have bodies. They are cold, calculating, ruthless and shrewd. Yet they are presented as angry loons.

More comments at the link: https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-78-exhaustion-and-demons
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Imagine responding to a real life Satanist (check the comments). Fr Hardon used to do this on a regular basis at the behest of the Vatican. I mean real full on Satanists not like the one in the comments section above. He said all of the ones he corresponded with were Fallen Priests. I think he said in the group he was in contact with there were about 70 fallen priests.

Just imagine. Of course things are much , much worse than they were now than the 1990's . Nowadays I would be more concerned with fallen Satanic Cardinals and Bishops. They hardly even bother to hide themselves.

(I don't believe a real Satanist would speak of, 'My beloved Satan'..it is just not realistic; anyone who had any experience would know that love is not in the equation..it's about gaining magical power, not love. It's a bit like describing a man eating Tiger as a puppy dog)

 

I agree that he's unlikely to go this year but I think that's more because Pope Benedict is still alive and still has a sharp intellect. Hard to perceive anything holy about the spirit which led to Boff being given any kind of role in the Church, never mind one with such a high profile.

Apologies to Christy for taking the thread off topic. Why would anyone find it odd that demons, which can terrorise people by switching on and off lights, radios, etc., would be unable or unwilling to send scary text messages?

 

One third of the angels fell from Heaven including Lucifer, the Highest of the Angels, 'The son of Morning'. These are among the ones who were the Highest of the angels, the Powers of Heaven. They would snuff us all out in a heart beat if not chained. Text messages are the very, very least of it.

I was thinking of CS Lewis last night in his book Series, 'The Screwtape Letters'. So insightful. One thing he talks about was demons annoying and hurting us just for the hell of it. So insightful.

 

Someone that twisted will use whatever words suit his purpose. It isn't love as we understand love. We see such twisting of definitions all the time - marriage being one example.

 

Perhaps he meant loving the Idea of Satan.

But presuming he had actual upfront experience of the diabolic I don't think he would ever speak of the word, 'Love'. 'Power', 'Brilliance', 'Light', 'Force', perhaps, never, 'Love', never ever , 'Love'. Unless perhaps he meant love of a false idea of , 'Freedom', perhaps of Satan Breaking chains.

Poor, poor soul.

I heard a story one time , I have no idea if it was true or not, about during the Second World War.

Groups (Intelligence agencies) on all sides in the War were trying to resort to the Satanic in order to draw down power to aid their, 'side'.

Anyway the story goes that there were a husband and wife, Senior Members of MI5 (the British Secret Service) who were experimenting on this and used an ancient Satanic Black Book (they keep a number of them under lock and key in the Vatican Library) to summon the devil.

They were both found totally insane and screaming the next morning. Apparently they succeeded.

They would have discovered at first hand that it all had nothing whatsoever to do with, 'Love'.

I think a certain practical use of, 'Black Magic', would induce a certain realism about who and what they were dealing with.

'Love', having nothing whatsoever to do with it. Quite the contrary.

 

Ouch. An act of love? "Beware of those who call evil good and good evil"
I hear evangelicals on you tube complaining about mega pastors asking for money even when their congregations are out of work. Real anger building among them.

 

Anyone who has encountered the diabolic would never use the word love. And it is hard to imagine that having encountered personal evil one would ever take another shot at it. You run in the other direction as fast as you can. The one good thing about it--it drives you into the arms of Jesus

 

The Church actually requires that before the next step can be taken.

 

I believe this too Padraig. And maybe sooner than we think.

 

Do you think the person who posted the comments was a troll?

The exorcist didn't discount the possibility that the man had left satanism and returned to it. Perhaps his lie was that he had left it.

I liked the response about the distinction between intelligence and wisdom.

 

Not necessarily a troll. The diary entries contain stories about people who had occult ties, returned to the Church and the sacraments, and then found themselves again in Satan's grip. So relapses do happen. This makes it so very important to be careful of ever starting down that road.
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The possessed can seem ordinary...

Exorcist Diary #24: Demon Brain



I was sitting and calmly interviewing a person whom we thought might be possessed. The person is a practicing Christian and was speaking rationally and was clearly a believer. However, she was concerned, as was her priest, at her strange manifestations during prayer and especially when the priests subsequently prayed over her. Sadly, as a child, her parents had been heavily involved in witchcraft and other occult practices and they had offered up her daughter to these evil spirits.

As I was speaking to her, she suddenly changed her attitude completely. She looked fine but what came out of her mouth stunned me. She said, "Satan will defeat you. You will never get rid of these demons. They are too strong for you." I started to argue and to explain that Jesus defeated Satan on the cross and it was in his name that the demons would be cast out.

But the client wasn't budging. "You have no authority. It is useless." The other exorcist looked at me and said quietly, "Demon brain." " Of course!" I thought, "How could I be so stupid?" No good arguing with her because I was really talking to a pack of demons. Time to pray and I commanded, "Exorcizo te, Satanas!" (I exorcize you Satan.)

When demons get into people's heads, especially possessed people, they might look normal but they start thinking like demons, i.e., "demon brain" as we call it. I'll bet there's more than a few people that we meet during the course of a day whose minds are filled with demons. Listen to what comes out of peoples' mouths: is it a rational human being speaking or an angry, God-hating, arrogant demon?

https://www.catholicexorcism.org/post/exorcist-diary-24-demon-brain
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Relapses sound crazy. Then again, Jesus warned about the house that had been swept clean so it must be possible. Hard to believe that adults would willingly go down that path - especially priests. Teenagers are a different matter. I could see them doing it for a dare or getting sucked in through going with the flow rather than being odd one out. I don't understand the crystals business that someone described on another thread. That one was new to me. I had heard about crystals but didn't know how they were used. Seems they are dangled on a string and work along the same lines as a ouija board.

Was the exorcist able to tell whose 'phone sent the text messages. Or did the messages just show up without any sender?

 

Has anyone watched the series, 'Mindhunters', on Netflix? I am watching it for the second time. Anyway it is about the setting up of a Behavioural Science Unit in Quantico, Florida, the FBI training facility...the early days of research into sociopathic serial killers.

Anyway the lady Professor was asked a funny sad question. Did she think a sociopath could wind up President of the United States. She laughed and said, 'Rather the question is if anyone who is not a sociopath could be President of the USA!' ..and they all laughed.

But you know there is so much truth in this. Evil people tend to rise to the top , good holy people tend to settle at the bottom. It is the same within the Church too.

 

I watched a Father Ripperger video where he says that people who have been delivered from possession have to be very careful to keep their spiritual life in order and to keep up with the sacraments. They don’t have as much room to be lax as people who haven’t dealt with that. I will try to find the video with what he said exactly but it’s along those lines.

 

It’s in the Scriptures that the dog returns to its vomit.

 

Matthew 12: 43-45