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==== Catholicism ====
==== Catholicism ====
Countless successful exorcisms documented over the centuries since the time of the apostles has been cited as a mark of the authentic Christian faith of the [[Catholic Church]]. Catholic exorcists perform authorized exorcisms with permission of the local bishop after careful investigation of discernment has been conducted to make an informed determination of the case. The prayers and ritual of exorcism have recently been updated, and the ancient form as set forth in the older ''Rituale Romanum'' is still used by permission.<ref>[https://www.sanctamissa.org/en/resources/books-1962/rituale-romanum/ ''Sancta Missa - Rituale Romanum'', Table of Contents: XIII. Exorcism (sanctamissa.org)]</ref> Prayer is addressed to God the Father, in the Name of Jesus Christ the Lord.<ref>[https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=683 Rite of Exorcism - Catholic online (catholic.org)]</ref> Invocation of the name of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] has been found to be very effective, along with recitation of the [[Rosary]], and calling on the help of [[Michael (archangel)|St. Michael the Archangel]].<ref>[http://www.catholicapologetics.info/library/prayers/exorcism.htm Exorcism Prayer against Satan and the Apostate Angels - Catholic Apologetics (catholicapologetics.info)]</ref> See
Countless successful exorcisms documented over the centuries since the time of the apostles has been cited as a mark of the authentic Christian faith of the [[Catholic Church]].{{cquote|And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils...<br>—Mark 16:17b KJV<ref>See also John 20:21-23; 1 John 4:14-15; 2:18-19; Matthew 10:40-42; 16:18-19; 18:5-6, 15-20; 25:45=46; Mark 9:37; Luke 10:16-20; John 15:1-6</ref>}} Catholic exorcists perform authorized exorcisms with permission of the local bishop after careful investigation of [[discernment]] has been conducted to make an informed determination of the case. The prayers and ritual of exorcism have recently been updated, and the ancient form as set forth in the older ''Rituale Romanum'' is still used by permission.<ref>[https://www.sanctamissa.org/en/resources/books-1962/rituale-romanum/ ''Sancta Missa - Rituale Romanum'', Table of Contents: XIII. Exorcism (sanctamissa.org)]</ref> Prayer is addressed to God the Father, in the Name of Jesus Christ the Lord.<ref>[https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=683 Rite of Exorcism - Catholic online (catholic.org)]</ref> Invocation of the name of [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] has been found to be very effective, along with recitation of the [[Rosary]], and calling on the help of [[Michael (archangel)|St. Michael the Archangel]].<ref>[http://www.catholicapologetics.info/library/prayers/exorcism.htm Exorcism Prayer against Satan and the Apostate Angels - Catholic Apologetics (catholicapologetics.info)]</ref> See
*[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/interview-with-an-exorcist Interview with an Exorcist, by Patrick Coffin 5/1/2013 (catholic.com)]
*[https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/interview-with-an-exorcist Interview with an Exorcist, by Patrick Coffin 5/1/2013 (catholic.com)]
*[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/why-the-devil-hates-mary-especially-during-exorcisms-93682 Why the devil hates Mary - especially during exorcisms (catholicnewsagency.com)]
*[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/why-the-devil-hates-mary-especially-during-exorcisms-93682 Why the devil hates Mary - especially during exorcisms (catholicnewsagency.com)]
==== Lutheranism ====
==== Lutheranism ====
The enemies of Christ charged that Jesus was most certainly in league with the Devil, [[Satan]], Beelzebub, saying that was the only reason he was able to cast them out. They reasoned that his purported exorcisms and miracles were done only with the approving cooperation and sponsorship of Satan, implying that his cures were fraudulently misleading acts with sinister purpose, that even if the exorcisms themselves were genuine, their motivation was solely evil and deceptive, as actions cleverly designed and arranged to lead astray from the truth into Satan's lies:
:"23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?<br>"24 But when the Pharisees heard ''it'', they said, This ''fellow'' doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.<br>"25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:<br>"26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?<br>"27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast ''them'' out? therefore they shall be your judges.<ref>See [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/12-27.htm multiple commentaries on Matthew 12:27]</ref><br>"28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.<br>"29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his houwe.<br>"30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not wutg ne scatteretg abroad.<br>"31 ¶ Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and [[blasphemy]] shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy ''against'' the ''Holy'' Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.<br>"32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the ''world'' to come.<br>"33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good: or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by ''his'' fruit.<br>"34 O generation of vipers, how can y, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.<br>"35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.<br>"36 But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.<br>"37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."<br>—Matthew 12:23-37 King James Version.
According to [[Martin Luther]], "The Devil's Fraud, Lies, and Deception",<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutherantheology.lutherdevilsfraud.html The Devil's Fraud, Lies, and Deception, Martin Luther (angelfire.com)], ''from'' "Sermons on the Gospel of St. John", ''Luther's Works'', Vol. 24</ref> all of the purported exorcisms and miracles of the Catholic Church are fraudulent illusions and lying deceptions of the Devil, and only by the prince of demons do Catholic exorcists seem to cast out demons.<ref>Compare [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12%3A24-37&version=KJV Matthew 12:24-37 (KJV)]</ref>{{cquote|At times the devil also takes possession of a person and then lets himself be cast out by [[adjure|adjuration]], blessing, etc. All this he does for the purpose of confirming his lies and deceptions and of impressing the people, so that because of these apparently great miracles they are seduced into idolatry. This he has accomplished to date with pilgrimages and the idolatrous adoration of saints, at one place with the Sacred Blood, at another with this or that Mary. He has filled the entire country with shameful delusions and has prompted people to throng to such places and everybody to make vows there and transfer their trust from God to his lies. For in the end it was nothing but devilish deception with which he made fools of the people and persuaded them to believe that they had really been helped.}}
According to [[Martin Luther]], "The Devil's Fraud, Lies, and Deception",<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/djw/lutherantheology.lutherdevilsfraud.html The Devil's Fraud, Lies, and Deception, Martin Luther (angelfire.com)], ''from'' "Sermons on the Gospel of St. John", ''Luther's Works'', Vol. 24</ref> all of the purported exorcisms and miracles of the Catholic Church are fraudulent illusions and lying deceptions of the Devil, and only by the prince of demons do Catholic exorcists seem to cast out demons.<ref>Compare [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+12%3A24-37&version=KJV Matthew 12:24-37 (KJV)]</ref>{{cquote|At times the devil also takes possession of a person and then lets himself be cast out by [[adjure|adjuration]], blessing, etc. All this he does for the purpose of confirming his lies and deceptions and of impressing the people, so that because of these apparently great miracles they are seduced into idolatry. This he has accomplished to date with pilgrimages and the idolatrous adoration of saints, at one place with the Sacred Blood, at another with this or that Mary. He has filled the entire country with shameful delusions and has prompted people to throng to such places and everybody to make vows there and transfer their trust from God to his lies. For in the end it was nothing but devilish deception with which he made fools of the people and persuaded them to believe that they had really been helped.}}