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Irish Exorcist Doubts that "Modern-Day Priests" Believe In Demons

In recent years the demand of people who look for exorcists to deal with demonic possession “has risen exponentially”, said renowned Irish exorcist Fr Pat Collins.

The Irish Catholic writes on January 18 that Collins is baffled that Irish bishops are not appointing more exorcists. According to him they are “out of touch with reality” if they think there is no demand for them.

Collins wonders whether Catholic clergy in the modern-day Church still believe that there are evil spirits, “I suspect they don’t”.

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CarolineA03
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Like St Padre Pio - the stigmatized Priest said to the man who said he did not believe in Hell.
"You will - when you get there!"
I know it's true! It's no myth. Hell exists - & so do demons.More
Like St Padre Pio - the stigmatized Priest said to the man who said he did not believe in Hell.

"You will - when you get there!"

I know it's true! It's no myth. Hell exists - & so do demons.
Gwaredd Thomas
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Fr. Pat Collins looks like this chap who ran a pub I used to frequent prior to moving to the states. Put a collar on Father so us blokes can tell who you are. Just sayin'.
mccallansteve
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I think that modern day priests don't believe in many things that the Church teachers.
BrTomFordeOFMCap
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rafferju I know priests involved. I also know of people who abandoned the Church because of the mishandling of this ministry. There's a reason why the Church restricts the ministry not only to priests but to priests appointed by the Bishop. I may be guilty of pride but I only report what I know from experience. As to whether anyone wants to hear my opinion, if they don't then they won't read my …More
rafferju I know priests involved. I also know of people who abandoned the Church because of the mishandling of this ministry. There's a reason why the Church restricts the ministry not only to priests but to priests appointed by the Bishop. I may be guilty of pride but I only report what I know from experience. As to whether anyone wants to hear my opinion, if they don't then they won't read my comment. That's what this is, a comment box.
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The problem is that there are priests who set themselves up as 'exorcists' or in the 'deliverance ministry' who are not balanced. In fact some of them are bonkers. Other priests are therefore both quite reluctant to get involved (no one wants to be thought bonkers) and simply too busy. Perhaps many priests no longer believe that devils exist or maybe it just isn't a major part of their theology. …More
The problem is that there are priests who set themselves up as 'exorcists' or in the 'deliverance ministry' who are not balanced. In fact some of them are bonkers. Other priests are therefore both quite reluctant to get involved (no one wants to be thought bonkers) and simply too busy. Perhaps many priests no longer believe that devils exist or maybe it just isn't a major part of their theology. Either way I would rather a priest find himself invited into this part of the priestly ministry than he decide for himself to take it on. The evil one loves pride.
As for Fr. Pat all I can say is that I don't think I ever heard him speak but he started to cry in the middle of it. Not my cup of tea!
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