Islamic State is 'Satan', says Roman exorcist
Father Gabriele Amorth believes evil is disguised in various ways and has one source of inspiration: the devil
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Popular Roman exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth has termed militant group Islamic State (IS) “Satan” in a recent Facebook post.
“ISIS is Satan. Things first happen in the spiritual realms, then they are made concrete on this earth,” he said on the social media website.
Amorth, aged 90, is known for fighting the devil through his exorcisms, and has performed over 70,000 exorcisms in the past 29 years. An exorcism can require multiple sessions and each time the rite is administered, it is counted as one instance.
According to Father Amorth, there are only two spiritual realms: The Holy Spirit and the demonic spirit.
The Father said evil is disguised in various ways: political, religious, cultural, and it has one source of inspiration: the devil. "As a Christian, I fight the beast spiritually".
He also questioned the lack of response from Western nations.“The political world, which today seems to lack a response in face of the massacre of Christians, will also have to fight ISIS and it will do it in a different way. If it advances as it seems to be doing, we ask ourselves what has the West done over the course of the last decades.”
The priest, who founded the International Association of Exorcists, added that biblically speaking humanity is in the last days.
IS took control of the largest Christian city in Iraq, Qaraqosh, in August last year, causing tens of thousands of people to flee.
This story first appeared on Catholic News Agency
“ISIS is Satan. Things first happen in the spiritual realms, then they are made concrete on this earth,” he said on the social media website.
Amorth, aged 90, is known for fighting the devil through his exorcisms, and has performed over 70,000 exorcisms in the past 29 years. An exorcism can require multiple sessions and each time the rite is administered, it is counted as one instance.
According to Father Amorth, there are only two spiritual realms: The Holy Spirit and the demonic spirit.
The Father said evil is disguised in various ways: political, religious, cultural, and it has one source of inspiration: the devil. "As a Christian, I fight the beast spiritually".
He also questioned the lack of response from Western nations.“The political world, which today seems to lack a response in face of the massacre of Christians, will also have to fight ISIS and it will do it in a different way. If it advances as it seems to be doing, we ask ourselves what has the West done over the course of the last decades.”
The priest, who founded the International Association of Exorcists, added that biblically speaking humanity is in the last days.
IS took control of the largest Christian city in Iraq, Qaraqosh, in August last year, causing tens of thousands of people to flee.
This story first appeared on Catholic News Agency