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真邪？ 德國驅魔神父供不應求

德國「邪靈附身」事件頻傳，許多人飽受「內在的聲音」折磨，有神父一年接獲350人要
求驅魔。教廷為了避免信徒流失，鼓勵教會為有需要的信徒驅魔，德國能驅魔的神父因此
「供不應求」，德國天主教會不得不向波蘭、瑞士的教會尋求支援。

英國泰晤士報報導，德國天主教會不鼓勵驅魔，能驅魔的神父不多。不鼓勵的原因，是
1973年巴伐利亞有一名23歲女子接受兩位神父驅魔，飽受折磨，餓到只剩31公斤後去
世。這名女子安妮莉絲．米伽有幻覺幻聽以及癲癇，共接受驅魔67次，都沒有成功。兩
位驅魔神父與受害女子的父母因僅訴諸宗教力量，未將她送醫治療而被判刑。

廣播電台曾播放安妮莉絲．米伽生前接受驅魔的部分片段，聽眾可聽到她大聲咆哮吼叫，
並在神父「奉聖名」命令她說真話時，發出長長的駭人尖叫聲。

發生這起悲劇後，德國天主教會對驅魔嚴格把關，要驅魔得經過主教允許，但允許的案例
也寥寥無幾。但近來梵蒂岡鼓勵驅魔，希望每個教區至少驅魔一次。

德國民眾驅魔需求甚殷，波蘭一位神父甚至打算在兩國邊界的波捷爾寧設立驅魔中心。

有神父認為，其實有很大比例的人是因為罹患精神病才自認遭惡魔附身。在巴伐利亞地區
率領一群神父、醫師與治療師為民眾驅魔治療的穆勒神父估計，有驅魔需求者中，精神病
罹患比例可能高達九成。許多求助者曾在童年遭性侵害，認為長年心理治療不如短短的驅
魔儀式有效。

穆勒神父不否認約一成求助者確實出現惡魔附身徵兆，碰到這樣的人，就真的需要高人相
助。

http://udn.com/NEWS/WORLD/WOR4/4353328.shtml

A growing demand for exorcisms by Germans who believe they are
suffering demonic possession has sparked controversy in a country where
the practice has been outlawed by the Roman Catholic Church.

A new radio documentary revealed that hundreds of people from all over
Germany have been subjected to exorcisms in the last year alone.

Thousands more have sought help in neighbouring countries such as
Poland where exorcism rituals are more commonly practised by the
Church.

"Yield Satan! Succumb! You vile creature! Be silent! Yield!" screamed
Father Otto Mauer, 82, a retired priest, during an exorcism on a
22-year-old woman, named as Heike H, during the documentary on the
German state radio WDR.

Father Mauer, who regularly performs exorcisms at his monastery in
Ingolstat, allowed the station to record his ritual.

He was the 40th exorcist to attempt to exorcise demons from the young
woman, who reportedly had also not been helped by psychiatrists and
psychologists.

The WDR reporter Marcus Wegner described the end of the exorcism.
"Frau H spreads her arms and stares at the priest, laughing hysterically.
She rolls her eyes. The minister sprinkles holy water on the woman; she
tries to jump backwards, her head hitting the wall. After ten minutes, the
minister finishes the ritual with a Hail Mary."

Wagner researched the exorcism phenomenon in Germany for over two
years and recorded nine rituals. He also interviewed several clergymen
who are also working with psychotherapists or are psychotherapists
themselves and resort to exorcisms only in agreement with medical
authorities.

Fater Jörg Müller, a priest and psychotherapist, is one the so-called Munich
circle of priests, doctors and psychotherapists who have been tasked by
the Catholic Church to help those believing to suffer from possession of
evils spirits.

He said: "Last year I have helped over 350 people who believe to have
been possessed by demons. They hear the voices of demons; they see
ghosts or shadows or destroy crucifixions at night, without being able to
remember anything the next day.

"They want an exorcism and they ask me to do it. Sometimes I am afraid
of Satanic curses myself, because he who battles Satan, will sooner or
later have to confront him."

The German Catholic Church has not officially endorsed exorcisms since
1973, when Anneliese Michel, 23, who suffered from epilepsy and
hallucinations, died as a result of starvation when two priests performed
67 exorcisms on her.

Meanwhile, many Germans from the northern part of the country are
going to neigbouring Poland to treat their perceived demonic possession.

The Polish Catholic Church is establishing a large exorcism centre in the
western town of Szczecin, which will employ about 50 exorcists, who will
work together with psychiatrists in order to distinguish between mental
illness and what they call satanic possession.

Mgr Zygmunt Kaminski, the Archbishop of Szcecin who is behind the
initiative, appointed the local priest and exorcist Father Andrzej
Trojanowski to run the centre.

He currently performs about 20 exorcisms a week in his church and claims
there has been huge interest in exorcisms in Poland as well as in other
European countries.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/2006937/German-demand-for-exorcisms-sparks-row.html