Posts Tagged ‘Catholicism’

Vatican exorcist

By hasty

18
Mar. 10

In a interview conducted by CNN Rev. Gabriele Amorth talks about his job in the Vatican as the local Exorcist. Rev. Gabriele Amorth deals with people can be tempted and literally possessed by Satan.

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On the reporting of miracles

By Chris Taylor **NEW**

14
Jan. 10

Of course Mary MacKillop’s rise to sainthood was going to be reported. Australia’s first saint and all: probably a big deal if you’re a church-​​going Catholic. In itself, the reporting of religious affairs isn’t a problem. What is a problem, a very significant problem, is how the media handles these stories. The reporting of MacKillop’s ‘miracle’ was and continues to be a disgrace.

OK  —  I’ve been asked to write a post rather than writing bazillion word comments. First I should explain what I’m doing here as I’m not young or Australian and the thing I’m most skeptical about these days is skepticism itself (explaining why would have to be a topic for another post, but let’s just say for […]