Exorcism in Law and Practice

Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois will deliver the Frederick Philip Kenkel Memorial Lecture at the annual Christ the King Dinner, 6 P.M., Sunday, November 20^th, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton. Credo and the Catholic Union of Missouri are pleased to welcome his Excellency to tell us about the Church's response to the work of the devil.

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Bishop Paprocki is both a Canon Lawyer and a Civil Lawyer, and conducted a symposium on exorcism for over a hundred bishops and priests at the November, 2010 USCCB conference in Baltimore

Hollywood periodically renews interest in demonic possession and exorcism with films like The Exorcist (1973), The Last Exorcism (2010), and The Rite (2011), this last based on a book by Matt Baglio entitled, The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist. Bishop Paprocki will separate fact from fiction and give us a realistic overview of an extraordinary phenomenon. He points out that, since possession and exorcism are rare people mistakenly think that’s the only activity of the Devil, and that, “if I’m not possessed, I don’t need to worry about the Devil.” It’s “quite the opposite,” he explains. “The ordinary work of the Devil is temptation and everybody has to face that every day.” And that is a serious matter for all of us – undoubtedly why Bishop Paprocki re-instituted the St. Michael the Archangel Prayer after Holy Mass in his diocese.

For more info on the bishop’s November 20^th talk and how to attend,  e-mail events@credostlouis.org, or call 314 894 6003. You can also register on-line here.