Don't Know Whether to Laugh or Get Really Pissed

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According to the Associated Press's Rachel Zoll, the U.S.'s Roman Catholic bishops are holding a conference on how to conduct exorcisms (link above). It seems there's a "...shortage of priests who can perform the rite..." so there will be a conference on how to conduct same.

Is this the 13th century?

According to Zoll, "Signs of demonic possession accepted by the church include violent reactions to holy water or anything holy, speaking in a language the possessed person doesn't know, and abnormal displays of strength.

"The full exorcism is held in private and includes sprinkling holy water, reciting Psalms, reading aloud from the Gospel, laying on of hands and reciting the Lord's Prayer. Some adaptations are allowed for different circumstances. The exorcist can invoke the Holy Spirit, then blow in the face of the possessed person, trace the sign of the cross on the person's forehead, and command the devil to leave."

So if you have a "...violent reaction to holy water or anything holy" the remedy is "...sprinkling holy water, reciting Psalms, reading aloud from the Gospel, laying on of hands and reciting the Lord's Prayer?"

How about we just eliminate the cause instead? I suspect there might not be a need for exorcisms if there weren't a church to judge ones' "evil spirit."

Just sayin...
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Cheap Shots, Random Thoughts, and Bon Mots

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The GOP likes faux lesbians; real ones, not so much.
The GOP loves to debate abortion; birth control & sex education, not so much.
The GOP wants to Drill, Baby, Drill; an Obama who wants to, not so much.
The GOP likes the idea of a health care individual mandate; Obama health care individual mandate, not so much.

The Catholic Church likes mandated celibacy; consequences of same, not so much.
The Catholic Church likes pious nuns; pious nuns who speak out, not so much.
The Catholic Church likes choir boys; choir boys who speak out, not so much.
The Catholic Church likes press coverage; honest journalism, not so much.
The Catholic Church likes a leader whose word is final; taking responsibility for that word, not so much.