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(Jan 25 99): Vatican's depersonalizes Satan: "he's" only a "psychlogical disturbance" in every person 1-26-99
[EDnote: Gee whiz - talk about eliminating the personage of the anitchrist for the year 2000 - if the devil isn't a person, then how can the antichrist be evil? This really opens the door for his possible entrance and acceptance.]
Vatican Revamps Satan
Weekend News Today
By Andra Brack
Source: Discovery Channel Online
Mon Jan 25 , 1999 -- The Vatican will Tuesday try to revamp the image of Satan, arguing that it needs a "more subtle and sophisticated" definition of evil for the millennium, the London Times reports. A new formula, formed by a Vatican panel of experts, substitutes "psychological disturbance" for references to the Devil as the embodiment of evil. "In revising the form of words for exorcism, we have re-thought the nature of the evil we are trying to root out," says one member of the commission.
Officials say the Church isn't revising "scriptural references" to the Devil or suggesting that people should cease believing in "the Evil One." But priests conducting
exorcisms should deal with evil as a force "lurking within all individuals" instead of one that threatens people from without. Monsignor Corrado Balducci, the Vatican's chief exorcist, says the
Church has to adapt to modern thinking and "be more careful in distinguishing between possession by evil spirits and what are more commonly called psychiatric disturbances."
According to Vatican officials, priests will be encouraged not to refer any longer to the Prince of Darkness, the Accursed Dragon, the Foul Spirit, the Satanic Power or the Master of Deceit. Instead the formulas refer to "the cause of evil."
King Hussein appoints eldest son as future king
Weekend News Today
By Kelly Pagatpatan
Source: (AP)
Mon Jan 25 ,1999 -- Jordan's King Hussein today appointed his eldest son, Abdullah, as his future successor, Jordanian sources said. Senior government officials watched while Hussein signed the decree naming Abdullah crown prince, Royal Palace sources said on customary condition of anonymity. They said Hussein's decree is expected to be made public later today. The sources confirmed earlier accounts by officials that Hussein made the decision Sunday to designate Abdullah as crown prince.
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