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Malachi Martin	Joseph	Monday, March 12, 2012
Question: You say Martin has given some false info concerning exorcism. I read his Hostage of the Devil and found it enlightening, but could you tell me what he has said that doesn't hold true? Thanks for any feedback
Question Answered by Dear Joesph: It has been awhile since I dealt with this subject. Thus, I do not remember a lot of the information. In a discussion group post I ws asked this question. My response: The case histories in Hostage to the Devil may be real stories, but Mr. Martin's interpretation of how to do a exorcism and his theories about it are highly flawed, such as what he called the Clash. There is no mention of a "Clash" in the Rite of Exorcism. The Clash, according to Martin, is where the priest personally butts heads with the demons in priest v. demon manner, in a "singular battle of wills between exorcist and Evil Spirit." The whole point of the official Rite of Exorcism is that the weight of the "Church", not the weight of the priest, is applied to the demon. The idea that the priest must press his will against the will of the demon is ridiculous. According to Martin the priest must actually "provoke" this clash and if the priest "cannot lock wills with the evil thing and force that thing to lock its will in opposition to his own, then again the exorcist is defeated." What a load of hooey! Not only is this nonsense but it is very dangerous. Through the additional hooey of Ed and Lorraine Martin, who took cues from Mr. Martin, the technique of this provocation is now practiced by nearly every so-called "ghost hunting" group. This is profoundly dangerous—even to the point of potentially life-threatening situations. One "ghost hunter" went to the attic of a "haunted" house. He provoked the demon to manifest. As a result he was lifted up by an invisible force that took him toward the window to which awaited a three story drop. The thing dropped him in front of the window. This happened because of a provocation to create a Clash. Many years ago I almost lost my life, and I did lose my soul for about 4 years, because I was doing deliverance alone (without God's permission). God had to show me a vision of my own soul, which was dead at the time, and a vision of the hell to which I was going. That woke me up and I became the Prodigal coming home to God. While these examples are outside a formal exorcism, it still shows the danger trying to directly butt heads with the devil in a contest of wills on personal level. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Malachi Martin

Joseph

Monday, March 12, 2012

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You say Martin has given some false info concerning exorcism. I read his Hostage of the Devil and found it enlightening, but could you tell me what he has said that doesn't hold true?

Thanks for any feedback

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Dear Joesph:

It has been awhile since I dealt with this subject. Thus, I do not remember a lot of the information. In a discussion group post I ws asked this question. My response:

The case histories in Hostage to the Devil may be real stories, but Mr. Martin's interpretation of how to do a exorcism and his theories about it are highly flawed, such as what he called the Clash.

There is no mention of a "Clash" in the Rite of Exorcism.

The Clash, according to Martin, is where the priest personally butts heads with the demons in priest v. demon manner, in a "singular battle of wills between exorcist and Evil Spirit." The whole point of the official Rite of Exorcism is that the weight of the "Church", not the weight of the priest, is applied to the demon. The idea that the priest must press his will against the will of the demon is ridiculous. According to Martin the priest must actually "provoke" this clash and if the priest "cannot lock wills with the evil thing and force that thing to lock its will in opposition to his own, then again the exorcist is defeated." What a load of hooey! Not only is this nonsense but it is very dangerous.

Through the additional hooey of Ed and Lorraine Martin, who took cues from Mr. Martin, the technique of this provocation is now practiced by nearly every so-called "ghost hunting" group. This is profoundly dangerous—even to the point of potentially life-threatening situations.

One "ghost hunter" went to the attic of a "haunted" house. He provoked the demon to manifest. As a result he was lifted up by an invisible force that took him toward the window to which awaited a three story drop. The thing dropped him in front of the window. This happened because of a provocation to create a Clash.

Many years ago I almost lost my life, and I did lose my soul for about 4 years, because I was doing deliverance alone (without God's permission). God had to show me a vision of my own soul, which was dead at the time, and a vision of the hell to which I was going. That woke me up and I became the Prodigal coming home to God.

While these examples are outside a formal exorcism, it still shows the danger trying to directly butt heads with the devil in a contest of wills on personal level.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.