If we take the Paul's concept of "all gentile (non-christian) gods are demons" does that mean that for example in India or Haiti, people are summoning or venerating real demonic entities every day? Or Hajj, the muslim pilgrimage- for those who correctly believe allah is not god ; does this mean the multitudes of each hajj are summoning a demon at the kaaba? I just realized this idea, but its probably wrong? Im just trying to follow the logic according to what happens.
Msgr. Charles Pope Msgr. Charles Pope is the pastor of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian, a vibrant parish community in Washington, DC. A native of Chicago with a bachelor degree in computer science, his interest in the priesthood stemmed from his experience as a church musician. He attended Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary and was ordained in 1989. A pastor since 2000, he also has led Bible studies in the U.S. Congress and at the White House in past years. http://blog.adw.org/2016/07/pagan-gods-actually-demons-scriptural-view-matters/
Excellent I was a member of Mt Calvary Parish in the Diocese of Washington when Father Pope began his priestly ministry.
the strangest thing is that Islam itself has its rituals of exorcism that involve specific prayers and readings of verses from the Quran, but since they deny the Holy Trinity and the redemption effected by Christ, it is impossible for this to be effective against evil.
muslims dont believe in demons, they believe possession is cause by jinns (which arent evil per se. some are good, some are bad) jinns are the kind of being like the genie from the aladdin movie
yes, they use that definition for the demons, but in the end the purpose of the exorcism they do is the same as the Christian exorcism: to expel evil spirits that exercise control over a certain person.
