Comments on: Vatican Preaching, Serious Medical Condition, Surgery http://thelongview.tv/2010/04/02/vatican-preaching-serious-medical-condition-surgery/ Tradition . . . Innovation Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:22:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Thomas Lawrence Long http://thelongview.tv/2010/04/02/vatican-preaching-serious-medical-condition-surgery/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Thomas Lawrence Long Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:58:25 +0000 http://thelongview.tv/?p=197#comment-578 The Vatican's exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, "commented this week that the recent defamatory reporting on Pope Benedict XVI, especially by the New York Times, was 'prompted by the devil.' Speaking to News Mediaset in Italy, the 85-year-old exorcist noted that the devil is behind 'the recent attacks on Pope Benedict XVI regarding some pedophilia cases. There is no doubt about it. Because he is a marvelous Pope and worthy successor to John Paul II, it is clear that the devil wants to "grab hold" of him.'" Father Amorth added that in instances of sexual abuse committed by some members of the clergy, the devil 'uses' priests in order to cast blame upon the entire Church: 'The devil wants the death of the Church because she is the mother of all the saints'" (as reported by the Catholic News Agency). http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/satan_behind_media_attacks_on_the_pope_asserts_italian_exorcist/ The Vatican’s exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, “commented this week that the recent defamatory reporting on Pope Benedict XVI, especially by the New York Times, was ‘prompted by the devil.’ Speaking to News Mediaset in Italy, the 85-year-old exorcist noted that the devil is behind ‘the recent attacks on Pope Benedict XVI regarding some pedophilia cases. There is no doubt about it. Because he is a marvelous Pope and worthy successor to John Paul II, it is clear that the devil wants to “grab hold” of him.’” Father Amorth added that in instances of sexual abuse committed by some members of the clergy, the devil ‘uses’ priests in order to cast blame upon the entire Church: ‘The devil wants the death of the Church because she is the mother of all the saints’” (as reported by the Catholic News Agency).

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