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1. It seems that such a malevolent force as a demon has nothing better to do than occupy a body, utter gibberish, induce frothing and writihing, and cause the posessed to self harm.Such longing for the fantastic and diabolical is a sideshow of ignorance. It is also a circus. Apart from the likely very real need of the person possessed to receive comprehensive psychiatric treatment, likely beyond the affordability of the 'possessed', this prurient focus merely belittles the complexity of evil in its very real manifestations, structural, commonplace, and banal.

   Posted By: MJ

2. MJ: I suppose the Gospel accounts of Jesus casting out demons are also 'utter gibberish' and a 'sideshow of ignorance'. Just goes to show that the theological Left are not only running out of intellectual puff but are becoming more and more desperate as they helplessly watch the re-vitalisation of the Church under Pope Benedict and locally under Cardinal Pell.

   Posted By: Michael Bernard

3. The Diocese of Rome, the Pope's own diocese, has a permanent exorcist who operates his ministry as a clinic similar to a hospital clinic. He has something like 60 sufferers a day. Every diocese has someone appointed as exorcist but this is mostly a traditional office. Rarely do they operate although there are some bishops in Australia who call upon their services from time to time. Sydney Archdiocese is in great need of a practicing exorcist.
   Why must the exorcist kow tow to doctors and psychiatrists who are for the most part committed to a mechanistic understanding of phenomena? There is a gift of the Holy Spirit which is denominated as the discernment of spirits.

   Posted By: Alex Reichel

4. One would think that Mexico has a real need for this with the growing number of horrors being perpetrated there.

   Posted By: Trish

5. Michael Bernard: It seems you've jumped the gun and mis-read what MJ has stated and therefore mis-interpret him. Read it again.

   Posted By: Peter

6. Peter: While Michael Bernard may have over-reacted to MJ's comment, I think that MJ is claiming that demonic possession does not happen.

   Posted By: Lance Eccles

7. We're regressing quickly.

   Posted By: TJ Lawson

8. The figures of 10 cases per month should be seen to reflect Mexico's societal attitudes towards 'aberrant' behaviour. How else does one explain the numbers: I'm sure we don't see 10 cases of satanic possession per month in Sydney.
   This phenomenon is similar to the incidence of witchcraft in Europe in the 17th century. There were a phenomenonal number of burnings in Germany, less so in the British Isles and almost unheard of in Italy. Was the devil selective in his choice of country with regard to witchcraft?
   It was and is complete and utter nonsense. There is no doubt this problem was/is a sociological phenomenon. This is nought to do with Satan and his coterie.
   The Catholic Church in Mexico ought to be very, very careful about assigning a diagnosis of satanic possession.

   Posted By: Elias Nasser

9. TJ: That might be true, but you can always bring yourself up to speed by accepting the teachings of the church, and the truth that evil angels have the ability to possess humans.

   Posted By: Paul Keen

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