The victim's statement shows that there were many people involved who should have known better. One of the biggest problems with the current "deliverance ministry" and the secretive attitude toward exorcisms is that people do not know what a real exorcism looks like. In a real exorcism, no one is ever held down! Never! If someone asks you to come over and hold down a person so that they can be exorcised, call the police.
In my opinion, every person who failed this woman should be booted out of the Catholic Church. I am a faithful Catholic and despise these bums who continue to give my church a bad name.
First, may God bless and heal this young woman and give
her absolute assurance that He loves her more than she
can possibly imagine. Her courage is astounding and
her story will likely help other victims who may become ensnared in such horrific forms of spiritual/emotional/mental and physical abuse.
Second, I thank the Pillar for bringing this tragedy to light, and also hope by their doing so, others may be more alert to these kinds of abuses, thus preventing others from experiencing the same.
Third, what will happen to all of the accomplices: those who participated directly in the abuse with Morrier, and those who apparently knew but who did nothing?
Fourth, I agree with the Pillar, Morrier’s sentence does not come anywhere close to fitting the crimes he committed. May God give him life-giving repentance and the healing he needs. I hope and pray there were no other victims. Jesus, have mercy on us all.
This is really disheartening. I had an image of Franciscan University of Steubenville as being a bastion of teaching from the Catholic magisterium and being free from all the filth of contemporary culture. I guess I was wrong.
This author is too quick to judge the university and to assume he would have taken action the first time he heard this story. New policies to ensure this does not happen again is the correct response. Just the facts please.
“Heart-wrenching/chilling/most powerful victim impact statement” to say the least.
The victim's statement shows that there were many people involved who should have known better. One of the biggest problems with the current "deliverance ministry" and the secretive attitude toward exorcisms is that people do not know what a real exorcism looks like. In a real exorcism, no one is ever held down! Never! If someone asks you to come over and hold down a person so that they can be exorcised, call the police.
In my opinion, every person who failed this woman should be booted out of the Catholic Church. I am a faithful Catholic and despise these bums who continue to give my church a bad name.
First, may God bless and heal this young woman and give
her absolute assurance that He loves her more than she
can possibly imagine. Her courage is astounding and
her story will likely help other victims who may become ensnared in such horrific forms of spiritual/emotional/mental and physical abuse.
Second, I thank the Pillar for bringing this tragedy to light, and also hope by their doing so, others may be more alert to these kinds of abuses, thus preventing others from experiencing the same.
Third, what will happen to all of the accomplices: those who participated directly in the abuse with Morrier, and those who apparently knew but who did nothing?
Fourth, I agree with the Pillar, Morrier’s sentence does not come anywhere close to fitting the crimes he committed. May God give him life-giving repentance and the healing he needs. I hope and pray there were no other victims. Jesus, have mercy on us all.
This is really disheartening. I had an image of Franciscan University of Steubenville as being a bastion of teaching from the Catholic magisterium and being free from all the filth of contemporary culture. I guess I was wrong.
This author is too quick to judge the university and to assume he would have taken action the first time he heard this story. New policies to ensure this does not happen again is the correct response. Just the facts please.
Morrier it seems was posessed by the demonic. Shame on Steubenville University.
That litany that the victim wrote which was their response to her pleas is shocking.
Men of God? Men of the devil it seems.