Exorcism and religious intolerance
The Catholic Church is much more restrained in its approach to demonology than Pentecostal, Charismatic, and new-Apostolic "deliverance ministries" typically are. Whereas the latter tend to see demons, demons everywhere, Catholic exorcists make at least some attempt to distinguish "demonic" activity from mental illness and to recommend appropriate treatment for the latter. However, at least one Catholic bishop has admitted that the recent Catholic exorcism trend has been influenced by the Charismatic movement. According to the National Catholic Register story A Nation and Its Demons, Janu |