martes, octubre 21, 2003

La iglesia contra pac man...

Perdón, perdón, pero no me pude ir a dormir sin publicar sobre ésto:

Demand For Exorcisms Soars - Demons Beware
News24.com
10-21-3

WARSAW (Sapa-DPA ) -- With an exponential rise in the demand for their services, Catholic Poland has seen a more than ten-fold rise in the number of priests specialising in exorcism over the last five years.

"There are more and more possessions, because there are ever more temptations," says exorcist Father Benedykt Barkowski.

He blames the fiendish influence of television and video games for the rising number of Poles who turn to exorcist priests for help. The number of victims abused by Satanist groups also appear to be on the increase, says the priest.

But the majority of those who turn to exorcists are plagued by compulsive behaviours like gambling, he says, insisting that such cases are referred to psychologists.

"Some cases we send to them, others they refer to us."

Speaking in unidentified languages and displaying strength disproportionate to body-size are two telltale signs of being possessed by the devil, the expert claims. Other symptoms include queasiness around holy water and religious medallions, he says.

Special prayers are used in exorcisms, some of which can take several months, Barkowski notes.

With more than 90% of Poles identifying themselves as Catholic, the country is regarded as being the most fervent in Europe.

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O sea, si su hijo o hija, o tu mamá o papá están como poseídos, porfavor echénle la culpa a Pacman o a Pokémon... ¿Qué se les ocurrirá después?

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