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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Church sets up an exorcist hotline to deal with demand
2012-12-01
[Independent.Co.UK]
"Then I summoned Beelzeboul to appear before me again. When he was seated, I thought it appropriate to ask him, 'Why are you alone Prince of the Demons?' He replied, 'Because I am the only one left of the heavenly angels (who fell). I was the highest-ranking angel in heaven, the one called Beelzeboul. There is also accompanied me another ungodly (angel) whom God cut off and now, imprisoned here, he holds in his power the race of those bound by me in Tartarus. He is being nurtured in the Red Sea; when he is ready, he will come in triumph."

"I said to him, 'What are your activities?' He replied, 'I bring destruction by means of tyrants; I cause the demons to be worshiped alongside men; and I arouse desire in holy men and select priests. I bring about jealousies and murders in a country, and I instigate wars." -- TSol 6:1-4
The Catholic Church has established an exorcist hotline in Milan, its biggest diocese, to cope with demand. Monsignor Angelo Mascheroni, the diocese's chief exorcist since 1995, said the curia had also appointed twice as many exorcists to cope with a doubling in the number of requests for help over 15 years.

"We get many requests for names, addresses and phone numbers; that's why we've set up a switchboard in the curia from Monday to Friday from 2.30pm to 5pm," he told the chiesadimilano website.

"People in need can call and will be able to find a priest in the same area who doesn't have to travel too far." And to that end, the number of demon-busting priests on call has increased from six to 12.

The Monsignor said he knew of one exorcist who had been seeing up to 120 people a day. "But with so little time per client he was only able to offer a quick blessing. That's not enough," he said. "There should be two to four appointments a day, no more, otherwise it's too much."
Posted by:Fred

#3   "OK, calm down, sir. Is her head spinning around? How fast?"
Posted by: tu3031   2012-12-01 14:25  

#2  I'm rating the above 9.85 on the JM Scale of Goodness.
Posted by: Shipman   2012-12-01 12:17  

#1  I've been visited many times by the ghosts of my Ancestors + Other, some of whom weren't even dead yet and wouldn't be for years, BUT NEVER HAD I HAD TO USE A HOTLINE EVEN ONCE!

* FYI POPE BENEDICT = repor described the language of the Angels as "Music/Song".

And once again Virgina, we learn why God liked MADONNA, + 1960's = 1980's MTV.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-12-01 00:37  

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