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Why is it only Catholics that get Possessed and get Exercised and not other regions??
I never see Non-Denominational Christians, Buddhist, Muslims, or Atheists get Possesed or receive an Exorcism....
12 Answers
- MarkLv 75 years agoFavorite Answer
They're the only ones who get Exorcised because they're are Catholic.
- ?Lv 55 years ago
Catholics were probably the first to call bull on possession. It has been largely perpetuated by the evangelical movement who uses it and a few other parlor tricks (leg growing, speaking in tongues, snake handling etc.) To separate people from their money. To be absolutely clear, satan worshippers don't even exist outside the mind of these charlatans. "Satanists" are not worshippers of a supernatural being, in-fact they don't believe in a god but in self empowerment but that doesn't stand in the way of a good fear-mongering sermon. So, your question can't be answered as it is malformed. Did some fringe catholic perform an exorcism? Maybe. But its unfair to blame it on the catholic church. They have had an official stance on this for a long time.
- UserLv 75 years ago
That's simply not true.
In my (obviously limited) experience, there are ***far, far, far*** more claims of demonic possession in Pentecostal **and** in many (a large percentage of) non-denominational Christian churches.
These churches do not describe the rituals for casting out demons as "exorcisms", but **they do perform rituals to cast out demon** - and they do so **VERY much more often than Catholics** (in my experience).
Note that **all of these groups mentioned by me are the same religion** - the religion of Christianity. Catholicism is NOT a religion separate from Christianity.
Frankly: I am completely ignorant of beliefs regarding demonic possession and the frequency of claims of demonic possession in other religions (non-Christian religions). However, with regard to Christianity, in my experience, there are a lot less such claims in Catholicism than there are in Pentecostal sects and in non-denominational churches.
- ?Lv 65 years ago
There is a lot of controversy over what constitutes being possesed. Most of the people that would have been categorized as that are now considered mentally ill. Typically Schizophrenic or a disorder causing dissociation. If someone was really possesed, they would have to do something like walking on the ceiling to convince someone.
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- ?Lv 55 years ago
You never seen a Catholic get possessed or receive an exorcism either so what is your point?
- Anonymous5 years ago
Cathoics actually increased the number of priest exorcists when people started going to Pentecostals and pagans. Weird, eh.
Can you imagine being an assistant pastor in the suburbs and being called to the chancery downtown to replace an exorcist who did? Neither did many of the current exorcists in their diocesan offices.
- MistyLv 75 years ago
They aren't the only ones getting possessed or exorcised, the Catholic Church is the only one who can truly exorcise a demon. The non-denoms try, but they do not have the authority of the true Church.
- CFLv 75 years ago
No. There are different levels of possession: current speaking in tongues and miraculous healing, "abductions," channeling etc.
- Anonymous5 years ago
Exercise your right to proper grammar
- LibraryannaLv 75 years ago
I think you are confused. Possession is something that is part of most christian denominations. As well as other religions.