Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Pope's Exorcism?

A screen grab of TV pictures showing the Pope laying his hands on a young man's head during Sunday Mass in an encounter which some claim was an attempted exorcism 


During Sunday Mass, shown on TV, the Pope apparently and unintentionally performed an
exorcism, according to some experts.  The footage shows a young man, who is in a wheelchair, opening his mouth and either screaming or breathing deeply as the Pope puts his hands on his head and prays for him during the Mass in St Peter's Square. The man then convulses and slumps in his chair.  The Pope frequently reaches out to the sick during Sunday services.
While the Church makes no claim of an 'exorcism,' religious figures in Rome, including Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s former chief exorcists, insisted the act had been an exorcism.  Exorcism remains one of the more controversial elements of Christianity.


2 comments:

  1. nice post! I did an accidental exorcism on a girfriend once - i exorcised every reason she had to hang around with me.

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