Pagans Lash Out At Church Over Exorcism Blame

The Catholic Church has been blasted by Pagans who reject that the increase in exorcisms is due to people "dabbling" in paganism.

The Courier Mail reports that one priest, who asked not be named, said he was carrying out at least one exorcism a fortnight.

"There has been a recruitment of pagan practices, and it's sheer poison," the priest says.

However, the priest's claim has provoked an angry reponse from the Pagan Awareness Network (PAN), an association representing wiccans, pagans, and other followers of nature-based faiths.

"A pagan ritual is no more dangerous than going to a church, a temple, or a mosque," PAN president David Garland said. Full Story

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