Exorcism (the Old and New Rites of Exorcism)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Assessing Demonic Possession
This chapter explores the criteria for identifying potential demonic possession, emphasizing historical and theological perspectives. It examines various indicators of possession, the complexities surrounding these signs, and the importance of understanding their context in relation to natural human abilities and divine influences.
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For hundreds of years, the Catholic Church has had a variety rites to expel evil spirits from people who are possessed by them. But in 1614 and again in 1998, the Church published official rites for the procedure, and in this episode Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what the rites actually say.
