Exorcismo

Fresco de Giotto representando São Francisco exorcizando demónios em Arezzo (Itália).

Os termos exorcismo, esconjuração ou esconjuro (em grego: exorkismos, "ato de fazer jurar", em latim: exorcismu) designam o ritual executado por uma pessoa devidamente autorizada para expulsar espíritos malignos (ou demónios) de outra pessoa que está num estado de possessão demoníaca. Pode também designar o ato de expulsar demônios por intermédio de rezas e esconjuros (imprecações). No cristianismo, o Evangelho, relata frequentemente episódios em que Jesus Cristo expulsa o demónio de pessoas possuídas, tendo esse poder sido transmitido aos seus apóstolos, no dia da Ascensão,^[1] no entanto a prática ou práticas semelhantes são bastante antigas e fazem parte do sistema de crença de muitas culturas e religiões.

Em 2015, segundo o site católico britânico Catholic Herald, houve um grande aumento mundial nos rituais de exorcismo executados por padres. O padre Marcelo Rossi disse que Edir Macedo foi responsável por chamar a atenção da Igreja Católica para o assunto. Segundo a mesma reportagem, a Renovação Carismática Católica também realiza exorcismos não oficiais.^[2]^[3]

↑ «Eis os milagres que acompanharão os que acreditarem: expulsarão os demónios em meu nome…» (Mc 16,17).
↑ «CatholicHerald.co.uk » The great exorcism boom». www.catholicherald.co.uk (em inglês). Consultado em 10 de novembro de 2015. Since the late 1980s, competition with Pentecostalism has led to the formation of a cadre of Latin American priests affiliated to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), which specialises in “liberation” or exorcism ministries. Such is the current demand for release from demonic possession that some priests, such as the Brazilian Charismatic superstar Fr Marcelo Rossi, even celebrate “liberation Masses” on a weekly basis. Acknowledging his pastoral debt to Brazilian Pentecostal leader Bishop Edir Macedo, whose Universal Church of the Kingdom of God brought exorcism to the fore of spirit-centred Christianity in Latin America, Fr Rossi stated in an interview that “it was Bishop Edir Macedo who woke us up. He got us up.” Behind closed doors, CCR lay leaders also practise unofficial exorcism on believers manifesting symptoms of satanic influence. Many bishops feel such unsanctioned exorcisms are a threat to their ecclesiastical authority and have issued statements denouncing the practice. In its official statement of approval of the CCR in 1986, the Guatemalan bishops’ conference referred to “irregularities” with exorcisms and reminded Charismatics that the rite can only be performed by priests with proper episcopal consent. line feed character character in |citação= at position 426 (ajuda)
↑ «Rise of the exorcists in Catholic Church». Telegraph.co.uk. Consultado em 10 de novembro de 2015

[1] «Eis os milagres que acompanharão os que acreditarem: expulsarão os demónios em meu nome…» (Mc 16,17).

[2] «CatholicHerald.co.uk » The great exorcism boom». www.catholicherald.co.uk (em inglês). Consultado em 10 de novembro de 2015. Since the late 1980s, competition with Pentecostalism has led to the formation of a cadre of Latin American priests affiliated to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR), which specialises in “liberation” or exorcism ministries. Such is the current demand for release from demonic possession that some priests, such as the Brazilian Charismatic superstar Fr Marcelo Rossi, even celebrate “liberation Masses” on a weekly basis. Acknowledging his pastoral debt to Brazilian Pentecostal leader Bishop Edir Macedo, whose Universal Church of the Kingdom of God brought exorcism to the fore of spirit-centred Christianity in Latin America, Fr Rossi stated in an interview that “it was Bishop Edir Macedo who woke us up. He got us up.” Behind closed doors, CCR lay leaders also practise unofficial exorcism on believers manifesting symptoms of satanic influence. Many bishops feel such unsanctioned exorcisms are a threat to their ecclesiastical authority and have issued statements denouncing the practice. In its official statement of approval of the CCR in 1986, the Guatemalan bishops’ conference referred to “irregularities” with exorcisms and reminded Charismatics that the rite can only be performed by priests with proper episcopal consent. line feed character character in |citação= at position 426 (ajuda)

[3] «Rise of the exorcists in Catholic Church». Telegraph.co.uk. Consultado em 10 de novembro de 2015

[1]

[2]

[3]