U.S. Catholic Church conference ends with demand for more exorcists!
The rite of exorcism, rendered gory by Hollywood and ridiculed by many modern believers, has largely fallen out of favor in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. There are only a handful of priests in the country trained as exorcists, but they say they are overwhelmed with requests from people who fear they are possessed by the Devil. Now, American bishops are holding a conference on Friday and Saturday to prepare more priests and bishops to respond to the demand. The purpose is not necessarily to revive the practice, the organizers say, but to help Catholic clergy members learn how to distinguish who really needs an exorcism from who really needs a psychiatrist, or perhaps some pastoral care.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/us/13exorcism.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=exocism%20catholic%20church&st=cse
...On the other hand Polish Exorcists confident that their numbers are rising in the Catholic Church!
Since 1999 the number of Polish exorcists has surged from 30 to over a 100, despite the influence of the Catholic Church waning in an increasingly secular Poland. Exorcists attribute the increase in their numbers to growing scepticism in psychology in the wider Polish population, and people looking for spiritual reasons for mental disorders. In recognition of modern science, however, exorcists now work in tandem with psychologists in order to distinguish between psychiatric problems and the work of the devil.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/8129201/Polish-exorcists-gather-in-Warsaw.html
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