| There are some people who do not believe in | | | | those exorcisms require approval of a bishop before |
| ghosts, while maintaining a strong belief in demons. | | | | they can be performed. The catholic church is widely |
| The question many people have is "Is there a | | | | known for it's skepticism of alleged possessions. |
| difference in ghosts and demons?" In this article we | | | | Which raises in interesting question. Why has the |
| will look at the two subjects and the differences in | | | | number of priests authorized to perform these rituals |
| the two. | | | | been so dramatically increased over recent years? |
| While ghosts are believed to be the apparition or | | | | What used to be only a handful of such priests, has |
| appearance of people that are no longer living, | | | | grown to over 350 in recent years. Is demonic |
| demons are widely believed to be angels formerly of | | | | possession on the rise? Is there a growing evil among |
| God or "fallen angels". Ghosts are not generally | | | | us? |
| thought of as having an influence on the balance of | | | | Most skeptics blame mental conditions for alleged |
| good and evil in society, while demons are. Demons | | | | demonic possessions, although some events |
| are deeply rooted in religion and mythology and can | | | | surrounding some cases have baffled everyone. One |
| be traced all the way back to the ancient Sumerians. | | | | would assume that our best hope is that there are |
| Ancient tablets told stories of demons, demonic | | | | simply more crazy people around these days, but |
| possession and contained prayers to gods asking to | | | | something tells me that there might be something |
| be protected from demons. The Sumerians believed | | | | else at work. |
| that all illness was caused by "sickness demons". | | | | In closing, we can assume that although ghosts may |
| Demons are widely believed to have the ability to | | | | exist, they are not directly affecting our minds or |
| inhabit the bodies and assume control of humans and | | | | civilization, while the entities known as demons that |
| in some cultures, animals. This event requires an | | | | have been blamed for the terrible things in society |
| exorcism to aid in the removal of demons. While | | | | for thousands of years, seem to getting blamed a lot |
| ghosts are believed to be "channeled" willingly by | | | | more often in our day and age. So are ghosts and |
| mediums or psychics, humans are said to have | | | | demons real? There is no definitive answer to that |
| absolutely no control over demonic possession. | | | | question but people have their opinions and will |
| What many people are unaware of is the fact that | | | | continue to do the research for thousands of years |
| only a certain number of priests in the catholic religion | | | | to come. |
| are authorized to perform such exorcisms and that | | | | |