An Exorcist Tells His Story

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Rather, it touches on many factors: the nature of Christ, the angels, and the demons; forms and characteristics of diabolic activities; and the basic theories of exorcism---what it is, who can do it, when should it be done, why it should it be done, and how it should be done. Amorth, former exorcist of the diocese of Rome, explains clearly and in accordance with Catholic beliefs that demons are among us (different from mental illnesses: he also explains the differences in the book). If devout nuns are just as susceptible to possession as laypeople, what then is the benefit of being devout and how could religion be the answer to this affliction? He breaks the problem down into understandable and manageable divisions, in a way not set forth in the literature previously.

It came as a bit of a disappointment to me that the process was so unlike that depicted in the new testament where the demons just flew out in the presence of Jesus. Like any exorcist, he fought with demons, being victorious only thanks to the help of God, as he underlined. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The reader gets a full treatment of the role of God as creator, Jesus and redeemer, and Mary as the mother of God. His style often follows a routine where he will mention an event or thought and then give one anecdotal account where it applied.

It contained very interesting anecdotes, new information, and some of the Church positions on the existence of devil. Amorth is brutally honest in revealing some dark secrets that failures in exorcism is quite common when the possession is deep rooted for many years in the victim.

Last night, I watched the movie "The Pope's Exorcist" based on this book with Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth.He warns against turning to sorcerers and the like for help, because exorcists often have to face up to the disastrous consequences. After having read Mr Adam Bai's Hauntings, Possessions, and Exorcisms, which was very technical and highly organized, this book was somewhat frustrating. An excellent, fascinating read but disturbing to the extent that the author makes one realize how the Devil and the demonic can pervade our lives today. There are many episodes where he narrates about the exorcism but to the end part of the book I felt little boring, I don't know the reason. You'll have to conclude that Gabriele Amorth is outright lying about the things he's seen and the work he's done.

Newsflash - mental problems take years to heal and some never do despite having nothing supernatural about them. The devil has been granted enlarged power in the world by the manner in which he is ignored and God is denied.

I will include a quote from "The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas Kempis: "He who follows me walketh not in darkness.

The author suggests that the human species has only been capable of exorcising demons or devils for the past 2000 years, which is a claim that lacks logical support. Father Amorth does a great job of showing how Christ is far more powerful than any evil but at the same time that evil is real and not to be taken lightly. Gabriele has mentioned in this incredible book why would any priest need to be afraid of dealing with possessions/obsessions or even to give a homily on demons when they are servants of God.

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