Pope's exorcist blames the Devil for abuse.

Michaelrsh · 11-03-2010 11:26PM #1

Apparently the Pope's top exorcist is blamming Satan for the abuses that happened in the catholic church.

The Catholic Church's top exorcist has warned that Satan is alive and well and causing a whole load of problems at the Holy See.

Father Gabriele Amorth, who according to The Times is president of honour of the Association of Exorcists, said the Vatican's current problems - including recurrent child abuse allegations and a brewing gay prostitution scandal - can be largely attributed to Lucifer's visitation at the Vatican.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/11/vatican_exorcist/

I laughed when I read this, how much more pathetic can the church be, anything so they can wiggle their way out of accepting responsibility.

bleg · 11-03-2010 11:29PM

alternate reality

lalee17 · 11-03-2010 11:30PM

Yep, evil stuff, that Satin.

Nodin · 11-03-2010 11:31PM

lalee17 wrote: »

Yep, evil stuff, that Satin.

I'd say they like the feel of it under their cassocks....the dirty feckers....

GLaDOS · 11-03-2010 11:31PM

Well if you believe in the devil, as the church does, this is a perfectly reasonable explanation. The problem being, it's all a bit silly.

General Zod · 11-03-2010 11:31PM

Knights of columbanus in white satin

Mrmoe · 11-03-2010 11:31PM

lalee17 wrote: »

Yep, evil stuff, that Satin.

Is it just me or is anybody else turn on by that picture.:o

The Pontiac · 11-03-2010 11:32PM

Don't you know there ain't no devil, it's just god when he's drunk.

DingChavez · 11-03-2010 11:33PM

You were expecting an exorcist not to blame the Devil for evil?

L.Jenkins · 11-03-2010 11:34PM

Maybe I should use that excuse the next them I get in trouble. The devil did it!

Pete M. · 11-03-2010 11:34PM

Ara jaysus now come on, I mean Who else could have done it?

God? No way , not his style.

:rolleyes:

orourkeda · 11-03-2010 11:34PM

Mrmoe wrote: »

Is it just me or is anybody else turn on by that picture.:o

I got a stiffy

The_Kew_Tour · 11-03-2010 11:35PM

I blame the priests who abused the Children really.

peasant · 11-03-2010 11:36PM

The devil has sort of been part and parcel of the whole "god" deal for 2000 + years. Do you think that they're gonna give up on him, now that he comes in a such a convenient scapegoat ?

Also, just for the record ...before the current pope became pope, as cardinal Ratzinger, he was head of this little department for a good while;

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition

so you wouldn't really expect HIM to to re-write the modus operandi of the catholic church, now would you?

OutlawPete · 11-03-2010 11:36PM

FINALLY, now this song actually makes sense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lazdg-eqmQ

Stephentlig · 11-03-2010 11:36PM

Michaelrsh wrote: »

Apparently the Pope's top exorcist is blamming Satin for the abuses that happen in the catholic church.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/11/vatican_exorcist/

I laughed when I read this, how much more pathetic can the church be, anything so they can wiggle their way out of accepting responsibility.

Us Catholics believe that when we commit a sin that we are to blame but it was done under the sinister influence of the devil.

for example, in the garden of Eden when God asked why they ate of the fruit they blamed the devil and because of their refusal to take responsability for their own actions were thus thrown out of the garden of Eden.

when a priest attributes evil actions to Satan he is blaming him for his evil influence not for the commiting the sin, but of course only Catholics who are educated in that area will see it that way.

Pax Christi
Stephen

mailrewop · 11-03-2010 11:39PM

well the devil is horny

Michaelrsh · 11-03-2010 11:41PM

lalee17 wrote: »

Yep, evil stuff, that Satin.

Ahh Hell! I finally get this ... lol. The clock is running slow today.

Fear Uladh · 11-03-2010 11:51PM

The devil? Or the super devil?

admiralofthefleet · 11-03-2010 11:51PM

typical catholic cult crap

nibtrix · 12-03-2010 12:16AM

hang on a minute... the pope's top exorcist?!?! How many exorcists does he have? Why does he even need one??

Stephentlig wrote: »

Us Catholics believe that when we commit a sin that we are to blame but it was done under the sinister influence of the devil.

"Us Catholics" - when were you elected spokesperson?

Biggins · 12-03-2010 12:17AM

Pope's exorcist blames the Devil for abuse.

Ok! Thats the final straw - thats my dad he's talking about!
He's in for it now. :mad:

Galvasean · 12-03-2010 12:49AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EJ4QJKczt8

Run_to_da_hills · 12-03-2010 12:52AM

No surprise, the Pope is Satans leading servent on Earth.

"Vicarius Fili Del" translates to "Substitute Son of God", a title found on his hat.

Add up the letters in Roman numerals :eek:

Jesus Wept · 12-03-2010 01:00AM

I knew it was Satan! Even when it was the bears, I knew it was Satan.

Darlughda · 12-03-2010 01:02AM

So instead of looking within and recognising the potential for evil with in each of us, (not that decent people go around abusing children), another pathetic excuse is being trumped up by the Vatican. (Which possibly has to be one of the most evil institutions on this planet.)

Oh great, so goodness comes from god and evil comes from bad ole' satan. cop out.

Not good enough, true responsiblity is admitting each paedophile's individual responsiblity and quit trying to hide under the church's extensive reach and abusing people's spiritual faith.

Biggins · 12-03-2010 01:16AM

Credit where it is due again!
Here is one religious person whom I can have respect for.

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn,

A cardinal seen as a future candidate for the papacy has broken a Vatican taboo by raising the possibility that priestly celibacy is among the causes of the sex abuse scandal sweeping the Roman Catholic Church.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7058065.ece

bonerm · 12-03-2010 02:06AM

Michaelrsh wrote: »

Apparently the Pope's top exorcist is blamming Satan for the abuses that happened in the catholic church.

Other well-known celebrities have backed claims that this Satan character is behind the abuse.

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jd007 · 12-03-2010 02:10AM

I wonder if I murdered someone, would I get away with saying it was the devil?

Hmmm, only one way to find out! :pac:

Intothesea · 12-03-2010 02:55AM

Biggins wrote: »

A cardinal seen as a future candidate for the papacy has broken a Vatican taboo by raising the possibility that priestly celibacy is among the causes of the sex abuse scandal sweeping the Roman Catholic Church.

Looks like the Church is finally acknowledging its back-against-the-wall position in what is most probably a calculated admission. I'd love to know what his take is on other causes. Will likely have to wait until the devil interferes with European-area celibacy law reformulation to hear more :pac:

randylonghorn · 12-03-2010 05:04AM

Michaelrsh wrote: »

Apparently the Pope's top exorcist is blamming Satan for the abuses that happened in the catholic church.
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I laughed when I read this, how much more pathetic can the church be, anything so they can wiggle their way out of accepting responsibility.

Tbh, I doubt the Pope is going to be impressed:

According to The Times, Amorth blames "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon".

"When one speaks of 'the smoke of Satan' [a phrase coined by Pope Paul VI in 1972] in the holy rooms, it is all true – including these latest stories of violence and paedophilia," he said.

While the church would happily allude to the influence of Satan / evil in such matters as paedophile priests, they don't tend to trot out actual demonic possession as an excuse any more, and haven't for centuries.

The implication that members of his Curia are atheist and / or possessed will not sit well with Benny, I guarantee you!

Expect "the Pope's top exorcist" to be forcibly retired very quickly!

Pope's exorcist blames the Devil for abuse.

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