Hankster
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ShoeDiva said:deewee said:Hey I have a Q. I don't know a lot about Catholocism, but why do Catholics have so many rituals for different reasons? Or does it just seem that way to me?ShoeDiva said:Hankster said:I'm somewhat of an expert on this and I will try and help you all out. Now, I for one got almost half way through the movie "The Exorcist" before crawling into a ball and crying myself to sleep while staying in a Holiday Inn Express so I know what the hell I'm talking about. In order for this to be a true exorcism there must be lots if screaming, holy water flung all over the place, vulgarity and a little projectile vomiting doesn't hurt either. What the Pope did was what us experts call "Praying". There, discussion over.
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I would not consider it an exorcism by what I have been taught. It is a long ritual where a Priest reads specific prayers, scripture, uses Holy Water and crucifixes. I am assuming some would consider that another Priest had done an exorcism on the man on Tuesday when the Pope prayed for him on Wednesday that was a "continuation" of the exorcism. I have no issue either way, and as Madea mentioned most Catholics are pretty reserved when it comes to this practice, so I am unsure without calling on my Priest if they would have an issue with the Pope performing one.
) They do. Rituals are based on faith, tradition, scripture and love of Jesus. Rituals are basically like habits that you do everyday. I always say a few words before I eat, it is a habit or ritual started when I was a child. I always clean out my sink at night, a habit that I started in my 20's and it makes things easier for me. I feel out of sorts if I do not do that. It is the same with church, we have certain rituals we follow and they keep us from feeling out of sorts.
Whatever. My answer was better and more accurate from an educational standpoint.