Exorcist expertise sought after Saskatoon 'possession' - Saskatchewan - CBC News
A case of what is being called possible demonic possession in Saskatoon has prompted local church officials to consider the need for an exorcist.
CBC News spoke with a Catholic priest involved in the case, which arose in March, and agreed not to identify participants in order to protect their privacy..........
The issues revolve around the nature of evil and how to respond to people who claim they have the devil in them.
Clay said he does not dismiss how evil can affect people.
"I take evil very, very seriously," Clay said. "I take the effect that it has on people very seriously, but I don't think that there's any quick fix. The word exorcism worries me a little bit, because it's been given a Hollywood sort of flavour to it, and it's not as simple as that. You don't just say you've got the devil, I'm going to drive it out."
Like the bishop, Clay advocates a measured approach to dealing with claims of possession.
A case of what is being called possible demonic possession in Saskatoon has prompted local church officials to consider the need for an exorcist.
CBC News spoke with a Catholic priest involved in the case, which arose in March, and agreed not to identify participants in order to protect their privacy..........
The issues revolve around the nature of evil and how to respond to people who claim they have the devil in them.
Clay said he does not dismiss how evil can affect people.
"I take evil very, very seriously," Clay said. "I take the effect that it has on people very seriously, but I don't think that there's any quick fix. The word exorcism worries me a little bit, because it's been given a Hollywood sort of flavour to it, and it's not as simple as that. You don't just say you've got the devil, I'm going to drive it out."
Like the bishop, Clay advocates a measured approach to dealing with claims of possession.
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