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Exorcism: strictly catholic?

I understand the Catholic Church still practices exorcism, but there are other cultures (non Christian) who record possessions. Is there a website for this? Surely if there are demons they don't all respond to purely Catholic methods.

Update:

Lots of great answers! Thanks! I'm looking for more non-christian methods at this point. I have tomes of Catholic rituals for this, but if the family of the possessed or the possessed are not christian, the rites aren't likely to work.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    The Catholic ceremony for exorcism is quite rigid and complex. there are others who do have forms of exorcism but the bible warns of those without gods approval opens the way for more demons to come in later. The Catholic ceremony would be the only one i know of that can do exorcism.

  • 8 years ago

    Absolutely. Some conservative Protestants believe in demonic possession and thus in exorcism, although their procedures are very different from that of Catholics.

    People of a variety of other religions also believe in spirit possession and thus also have ways of driving off such beings.

  • 8 years ago

    I attend a non-denominational Chinese church - they have done exorcisms in the past.

    Actually the people at the time of the exorcism were not Christian. It was done with a lot of prayer, and then more prayer.....

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    The Anglican and the Orthodox churches also carry out exorcisms

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    the new testament distinguishes exorcism from true casting out of spirits. acts 19, luke 10.19. all is done by the authority of christ simply and confidently. no long ceremony is needed. groundwire.net

  • .,,.
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    'Demonic possessions' are nothing more than an undiagnosed mental disorder. It's usually schizophrenia or borderline personality disorder.

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