There is a demon who specialises in attacking the family, an Italian exorcist says. Fr César Truqui said that this demon, cited in the biblical story of Tobias, is called “Asmodeus”. In the Old Testament book, the demon is known to have killed seven of Sarah’s husbands and was chained in the desert by St Read more
Posts Tagged ‘demon’
Warning about dangers of Charlie demon craze for youth
Friday, May 29th, 2015
A warning has been issued about the spiritual dangers of the social media phenomenon “Charlie Charlie Challenge” in which young people invoke a demon. The challenge, which has been trending on Twitter, is seen as a poor man’s Ouija board. In a demonstration of the increasing power of social media, in slightly more than two Read more
The devil is real, Pope Francis declares
Tuesday, October 15th, 2013The devil is real, Pope Francis has emphasised, and priests should not try to explain the casting out of demons by Jesus by suggesting he was simply healing a person with a mental illness. “It is true that at that time, they could confuse epilepsy with demonic possession; but it is also true that there Read more
American exorcist-in-training shares his experience
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
“I never thought I’d end up doing this, no,” admits the middle-aged priest whose unexpected path to becoming an exorcist began while saying one of his first Masses after he was ordained 15 years ago. “At the moment of consecration of the precious blood I asked the Lord to shower his blood upon the youth and Read more