08 Nov '09 23:27>
From what I've heard about the crusades, witch hunts,etc. and the following exorcisms of 'demons' from these so-called pagans,(am I getting this right?), I would venture to say that it is the priests and the churches that were posessed by demons.
For what constituted an angelic possesion and a demonic possesion was not entirely clear and left to the whim of the priests ,(in charge of the torture).
Seems to me to be more of a political tool (exorcisms) than an actual straightforward spiritual practice.
Hence I've come to the conclusion: The priests were actually posossed by demons,and under these demons' influence, carried out these heinous acts. Not the other way around.
For what constituted an angelic possesion and a demonic possesion was not entirely clear and left to the whim of the priests ,(in charge of the torture).
Seems to me to be more of a political tool (exorcisms) than an actual straightforward spiritual practice.
Hence I've come to the conclusion: The priests were actually posossed by demons,and under these demons' influence, carried out these heinous acts. Not the other way around.