Harare, Zimbabwe (News of the South)-In a strange move Pope Francis the Roman Catholic Church’s leader has urged fellow priests to seek the assistance of exorcists when dealing with suspected demonic cases in believers.
In a report by RT the Holy Father said advised priests not to hesitate in using the services of professional exorcists when dealing with what he called genuine spiritual disturbances.
The 80 year old pontiff who was addressing hundreds of priests at a course urged for caution when determining whether a person is suffering from mental disorder or demonic influences advising priests to work with psychological professionals when coming to a decision.
Pope Francis also recently hogged the limelight when he downgraded the sentences of some pedophile priests who had been banished from service and gave them new roles away from the public.
The pontiff said disorders can be caused by all manner of circumstances, including supernatural ones and described exorcism as a “sensitive and necessary ministry” according to Catholic News.
The Catholic’s US Conference of Catholic Bishops describes exorcism as a “specific form of prayer that the Church uses against the power of the devil”.
Previously the Vatican has formally recognised the International Association of Exorcists in 2014, just after Pope Francis ascended to power
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