Exorcists Disagree on Source of Marion Apparition

In Topsy-Turvey World of Marian Apparitions, Two Exorcists Allegedly Face Off from Pewsitter.com

In the topsy-turvy world of mysticism is constant controversy. Most
recently, two exorcists have faced off: one -- at least according to a London
tabloid -- saying Medjugorje is the "work of the devil," while another, Rome
exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, who has visited there, calling it a great
weapon against the devil.

The London report was in the Daily Mail, which started with the words, "The Vatican has denounced a group who claim to have seen the Virgin Mary more than 40,000 times in the past 27 years."

It quoted Andrea Gemma, a bishop and once a "Vatican exorcist," as telling
a magazine in Italy that "This whole sham is the work of the devil. It is a scandal." He reportedly said the Vatican "would soon crack down on the group."

Many criticize the commercialization of Medjugorje, where shops are now built up in the same way as Fatima and Lourdes. That report flies in the face of statements by famed Rome exorcist Father Amorth, who during his stay at Medjugorje in July 2002 gave an interview to a priest in which he said that "Medjugorje is a fortress against Satan. Satan hates Medjugorje because it is a place of conversion, of prayer, of transformation of life.

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