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I feel her pain. Really I do.

In an article written by Hilary White posted to LifeSiteNews.com on 15 August 2008 titled “Westminster Exorcist Says Promiscuity can Lead to Demonic Possession“, 73 year-old Father Jeremy Davies is quoted as saying that, “Promiscuity, as well as homosexuality and pornography … is a form of sexual perversion and can lead to demonic possession … Among the causes of homosexuality is a contagious demonic factor.” It should be noted that Father Davies is a priest of Westminster, the leading diocese of the Catholic Church of England and Wales, a qualified exorcist, and co-founder of the International Association of Exorcists. If you’re inclined to check that out as a career path, you may also want to read “So You Want to Perform an Exorcism: Here Is What it Takes” for more on the subject.

Father Davies goes on to say, “The thin end of the wedge (soft drugs, yoga for relaxation, horoscopes just for fun and so on) is more dangerous than the thick end because it is more deceptive – an evil spirit tries to make his entry as unobtrusively as possible.”

The article states that, “In 2000, Father Davies told the Independent newspaper that incidents of demonic possession are rising dramatically along with the increase of New Age beliefs and practices, ignorance of the Bible and a growth in spiritual confusion.”

Reading the article, and speaking as one who is not now nor ever will be Catholic, is not ignorant of the Bible, and is as far from spiritually confused as you can get, I couldn’t help but notice that Father Davies made no reference to the well documented evils that all too commonly can result from the protracted practice of sexual abstinence by sanctimonious authority figures. I’m guessing that was just an oversight and he’ll be addressing that issue presently.