The Vatican is Taking on Satanism
"Vatican courses on Satanism
News Analysis by Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI Religious Affairs EditorPARIS, Jan. 11 (UPI) --
Satanism is growing so quickly worldwide that as of next month a papal university in Rome will offer courses on this frightening phenomenon. According to Vatican sources, divinity students at the pontifical Regina Apostolorum (Queen of the Apostles) University will learn about devil worship, witchcraft, demonology and exorcism.They will learn to give pastoral care to youngsters who have joined satanic cults, but also their worried parents, a Vatican prelate told United Press International by telephone Tuesday.Type the word, "Satanism," into the Google search engine, and some461,000 hits will appear on your computer's monitor. That's more than the terms, "Lutheranism" and "Calvinism," the two oldest Protestant traditions, will produce - together. The U.S.-based "Church of Satan," which has about 10,000 members, showsup 56,000 times on Google, compared with the Evangelical Lutheran Churchin America's measly 15,000 hits, even though the ELCA counts nearly 5 million faithful."
Of course such figures reveal little about a subject's real importance," says the Rev. Albrecht Immanuel Herzog, executive vice-president of a based mission society headquartered in Neuendettelsau, Bavaria. On the other hand, the figures certainly do show one thing: In a global society dominated by the Internet, the devil and the occult garner a considerably greater interest right now than Lutheran or Calvinist theologies -- or Methodism, for that matter (245,000 hits). It is the Internet that, along with "black metal"-type rock music and its chilling lyrics, attracts the world's young to the Prince of Darkness. What makes them such easy prey? Loneliness, according to Italian professor Carlo Climati, who will teach the course at Regina Apostolorum-- the loneliness of the juvenile Internet surfer. Thus while the "Church of Satan," which advertises itself as a mix of hedonistic philosophy with the rituals of black magic, claims to liberate its adherents (from traditional stuffiness), Satanism really does not cater to a thirst for freedom, says the Rev. Herzog."Instead, it aims at a desire for dependency and thus enslaves," he goes on.
It is hard to argue with Herzog on this point since many satanism web sites are directly linked to others featuring bondage, discipline, sadomasochism and violent death, including photographs of aborted embryos in garbage cans. A cursory glance of gruesome incidents linked to Satanism worldwide proves that this is the true locus of the "culture of death" Pope JohnPaul II never ceases to denounce. "This phenomenon," a Catholic exorcist told United Press International some time ago, "is a growth industry for the pastoral care business, if only there were enough ministers prepared to deal with this situation - and to read the alarm signal when young people suddenly act strangely, walk around in black gear with chains and spikes, and hide their faces under grisly black makeup."Don't think this is in all cases just a form of entertainment," he warned. "It can be a sign of an enslavement to a growing lethal faith."
News Analysis by Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI Religious Affairs EditorPARIS, Jan. 11 (UPI) --
Satanism is growing so quickly worldwide that as of next month a papal university in Rome will offer courses on this frightening phenomenon. According to Vatican sources, divinity students at the pontifical Regina Apostolorum (Queen of the Apostles) University will learn about devil worship, witchcraft, demonology and exorcism.They will learn to give pastoral care to youngsters who have joined satanic cults, but also their worried parents, a Vatican prelate told United Press International by telephone Tuesday.Type the word, "Satanism," into the Google search engine, and some461,000 hits will appear on your computer's monitor. That's more than the terms, "Lutheranism" and "Calvinism," the two oldest Protestant traditions, will produce - together. The U.S.-based "Church of Satan," which has about 10,000 members, showsup 56,000 times on Google, compared with the Evangelical Lutheran Churchin America's measly 15,000 hits, even though the ELCA counts nearly 5 million faithful."
Of course such figures reveal little about a subject's real importance," says the Rev. Albrecht Immanuel Herzog, executive vice-president of a based mission society headquartered in Neuendettelsau, Bavaria. On the other hand, the figures certainly do show one thing: In a global society dominated by the Internet, the devil and the occult garner a considerably greater interest right now than Lutheran or Calvinist theologies -- or Methodism, for that matter (245,000 hits). It is the Internet that, along with "black metal"-type rock music and its chilling lyrics, attracts the world's young to the Prince of Darkness. What makes them such easy prey? Loneliness, according to Italian professor Carlo Climati, who will teach the course at Regina Apostolorum-- the loneliness of the juvenile Internet surfer. Thus while the "Church of Satan," which advertises itself as a mix of hedonistic philosophy with the rituals of black magic, claims to liberate its adherents (from traditional stuffiness), Satanism really does not cater to a thirst for freedom, says the Rev. Herzog."Instead, it aims at a desire for dependency and thus enslaves," he goes on.
It is hard to argue with Herzog on this point since many satanism web sites are directly linked to others featuring bondage, discipline, sadomasochism and violent death, including photographs of aborted embryos in garbage cans. A cursory glance of gruesome incidents linked to Satanism worldwide proves that this is the true locus of the "culture of death" Pope JohnPaul II never ceases to denounce. "This phenomenon," a Catholic exorcist told United Press International some time ago, "is a growth industry for the pastoral care business, if only there were enough ministers prepared to deal with this situation - and to read the alarm signal when young people suddenly act strangely, walk around in black gear with chains and spikes, and hide their faces under grisly black makeup."Don't think this is in all cases just a form of entertainment," he warned. "It can be a sign of an enslavement to a growing lethal faith."
posted by Texanglican (R.W. Foster+) | 8:04 AM
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There's an excellent series of homilies by Father John Corapi airing on EWTN right now about combatting the devil and his works.
THE CHURCH NEED TOK TRAIN ITS PRIESTS IN THE MIND OF CHRIST ORM ELSE D CHURCH BE IN A GRAVE PROBLEM IN TIME TO COME.I WILL SUGGEST THE CLERGY,THATISN D BISHOPS STOP D NACT OFMRESTICTING PRIESTBU MARE DOING HEALING MINISTRY IN THRE NAME OF ASCERTAINING WHETHER IT NIS TRUEOR FALSE.THE PRISEST ARE ENGULFED N ACADEMIC WORK NEGLECTING THEIR MAIN TASK OF HEALING AND PRAYER.THE CHURCH NEED THIS OR ELSE THECHURCH BE RULED BY ANTI-CHRISTBN CDUE TIME,NOW A NEW POPE IS NEEDED ,CARE BE TAKEN TO WASH THIS B/S D MEMBERS OF SATSANISN IS IN THE COLLLEGE OFCARDINALS THE CHURCH IS IN A GLOOMING PERIOD,WE PRAY CHRIST INTERVENES,OURN LADY AND D SAINTS. I AM WRITING FROM NIGERIA ,MY EMAIL IS PACISMIKE@2YAHOO.COM
FRANKS EMAIL IS PACISMIKEY@YAHOO.COM
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