Atheists & Agnostics

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Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2015, 11:41 AM

Apr 2015

Actually in this case the Mail is reporting what the catholic news agency had announced, so I suspect it's not a joke...

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/practical-help-for-the-demon-possessed-vatican-rolls-out-new-exorcism-course-36248/

Well not an intentional joke, it's sort of a black humor joke at best especially in light of this aspect of the "training":

one of the primary objectives of the course will be to help priests and lay people distinguish demonic possession from psychological or medical conditions.

Here's a pro tip for the course instructors, it's all a psychological or medical condition as there are NO DEMONS YOU MORONS!!!

NOTE: FOR POTENTIAL ALERTERS THIS IS POSTED IN THE ATHEISTS AND AGNOSTICS SAFE HAVEN AND EXPRESSES THE VIEWS OF SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT AND WILL NOT BELIEVE IN FAIRY TALES AS A MEANS OF DETERMINING WHO AMONG US IS RIGHTEOUS AND WHO AMONG US IS A DEVIL INSPIRED INFIDEL. THIS IS NOT A POST FOR GENERAL CONSUMPTION, JUST SOMETHING TO BE SHARED AMONG MY FELLOW NON-BELIEVERS. HAVE A PLEASANT DAY!

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