Chad Alec Ripperger, F.S.S.P. People can take it too far. People love The Da Vinci Code. Now, I knew some people growing up who were huge D&D fans, and I think thats fine as long as you use the role-playing game in a moral way and you dont indulge in immoralities while playing. But Im saying it can appear to other people who are not Catholic that were just as out of touch as the people in this film when they rail against role-playing games. Thats the phase in movies where things are going around and around and around inside the room, although its very rare, it actually does do that, Ripperger said. I think the book could be taken too far. Here, a lot of people sent this to me, and the biggest concern I had If he had just said, Hey, Harry Potter is not a very good book, and some people can take it too far. Thats your opinion, and I think a lot of that is correct, actually. Lewis or J.R.R. Hes also an exorcist himself, and some people have written in comments saying, Youve done your research. Im not that interested. Theyre the names of constellations. by Father Chad A. Ripperger ( 3,765 ) $9.60 Prayers for use by the laity in waging spiritual warfare from the public domain and the Church's treasury. He would take names that apply to a persons personality traits. I got a whole slate of guests that were bringing in. So are you going to say that every stupid popular thing in the world is being inspired by demons? I am willing to listen to people in their fields of expertise, but I also want to know the reasons that they rely on. I hope this was helpful for you. We belong to the same church. Is it just because of magic? Once again, if someone is going to say that, oh, she went to witch school, wheres your evidence for that? They dont contradict each other. Rate this book Write a Review What I did is I went through First, I went through the list, and most of these names are not demonic. Theres no evidence for this. Its a spiritual warfare that you cant win without the Lord Jesus. She practiced in a coven of witches to learn witchcraft? Okay. We should be able to respond in moderation to say, These pop culture things are definitely good. Afterward, a German woman sent Cardinal Ratzinger her book, Harry Potter: Good or Evil? . Im going to release it on Monday, but everyone else, itll come into your iTunes, Google Play feeds, whatever that might be, on Tuesday, three episodes, Is Homosexual Behavior Sinful?, a dialogue where we cover Scripture, what the Catholic Church teaches, what different Protestants believe about this. Well, of course, hes not going to publicly share that he was educated by Freemasons. Chad Ripperger has to say about the matter. We could just sit down face-to-face and have conversations that are not like on cable news shows where people are shouting back at each other and trying to drive the knife into each other. Thats the phase in movies where things are going around and around and around inside the room, although its very rare, it actually does do that, Ripperger said. In 1988, Rowling wrote a short essay about her time studying classics at Exeter called What Was the Name of that Nymph Again? I read a lot of them, and one woman says her ideal witch is Yoda from the Star Wars movies. You now what, I trust an exorcist on this matter. You would have to do eight or nine exorcisms a day every single day for nine years to reach that kind of a number. Please subscribe to keep reading. Come with me to a meeting this afternoon. He is well known among Traditionalist Catholic circles and has given numerous talks around the country on various religious topics. Thats why Saint Paul said, I might be able to eat meat that was sacrificed to an idol, but Im not going to eat meat in front of someone who is struggling with idol worship, because that could be a stumbling block for him. Its the same with Harry Potter. Fr. Even here Father Ripperger admits that there is another exorcist who says, Well, I dont see a problem here. Well, that guy, theres something wrong with that guy. I think he was Peters secretary. Of a person who was possessed by five demons who claimed that they were the demons that inspired J.K. Rowling to write Harry Potter. Hes written several books, including one called The Gospel of Inclusion: A Christian Case for LGBT+ Inclusion in the Church. He said, Arguments from authority are the weakest of arguments, so says Boethius. Boethius was a philosopher who lived centuries before Aquinas, and you get the joke. Ripperger from 1997 to 1999 while he was in Omaha and Lincoln. I dont think thats evidence in and of itself of diabolical activity. Firefighters rescued and treated the 21-year-old for minor injuries, but half her home was destroyed. Hes anti-everything, especially anti-Catholics. I dont want people to take away from this that I was out to get Father Ripperger or something like that. Silvanus was one of Peters secretaries in Scripture. I think Father Ripperger is probably Hes a good man, and other videos he puts out, things he speaks about, I think are really good. Learn more about Father Chad A. Ripperger. Youll want to check that out. They want the same goals., Ripperger added that he has previously released a 50-part series about how communism and how its psychology is identical to diabolical psychology.. Theres spells, theres magic in Lord of the Rings. I havent read the books. Make sure to protect the young, which is just a polite thing for a churchman to do who doesnt have time to do a whole investigation of Harry Potter in this way. But Jesus came that you might have life, and that more abundantly. Thats his opinion. "The AstraZeneca vaccine is more morally compromised. Why not just sit down face-to-face and have a conversation about these things? Tolkien, your charms and your RPG material, but dont just throw them away. He's also an exorcist himself, and some people have written in comments saying, "You've done your research. Robert Maziarz. It goes like this. ", "The voice of the unborn childrens blood is crying to God from the abortion-tainted vaccines, from the abortion-tainted medicines, he said. In Tolkien, the magic was a literary device. The exorcist went on to claim that the Deep State and communists are behaving like demons who are losing their grip on the possessed by claiming rights they do not have. Then theres things in the middle that require prudence. Now, Father Ripperger tries to make the distinction between Tolkien and J.K. Rowling, but like many of the people who try to make that distinction, its not a compelling one to me. Well, no. Here, our objective is only to consider the moral aspects of the use of the vaccines against Covid-19 that have been developed from cell lines derived from tissues . You can cancel at any time. Demons are always looking to get glory. Maybe the demons have propped this up. EWTN News, Inc. is the world's largest Catholic news organization, comprised of television, radio, print and digital media outlets, dedicated to . That has a nice sounds good to it. I can tell you, that literature is total garbage. Youre not going to want to miss that, and support the podcast at trenthornpodcast.com, so we can bring in other guests. Theres people who super get into Tolkien and do live-action role-play and pretend to cast spells, just the same as people do with Harry Potter. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. But even he was prone to making sweeping claims whose validity I question. Welcome to The Counsel of Trent podcast, a production of Catholic Answers. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, COLLECTION: 21 letters to the editor published in week, Polzin: Why Wisconsin AD Chris McIntosh hasnt lost faith in Greg Gard, Steve Cahalan: Aarons Reef aquatic pet store opens in downtown La Crosse, Aaron Rodgers is still with the Packers after his darkness retreat. "Those who actually want whats best for this country, I think that this is just some external observations but I think there is a kind of in the minds of people, a feeling of vulnerability right now," Ripperger said. . He and I are always comparing notes on Judas because Judas is a hard guy to get out of people. Hannah, Katie, Amelia, Susan, Terry, Frank, Reginald, Joe, Michael, Vincent, Colin, Dennis, Dirk, Bartemius, Bartemius, Roger, John, Amos, Antonin. Burn them. They risk their souls, and evil will take over the world. Yet people have tried to say, Well, no, Harry Potter is different than Lord of the Rings, and its really dangerous for Catholics. I havent seen, really, the evidence for this. YouTube . If you read Lord of the Rings, with the spells in there, or Aslan the lion, an imposter for Jesus, and the spells that take place, and magic, in Chronicles of Narnia, youre halfway to hell. pic.twitter.com/MX7Ab3EyRQ, Ripperger then claimed, "We saw that with COVID," when mayors around the country were setting aside constitutional rights of the citizens., The exorcist went on to allege that tremendous crimes caused by Democrats have caused tremendous damage, that have basically involved treason.. ( 47 ) 732.78. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. If you liked todays episode, become a premium subscriber at our Patreon page and get access to member-only content. Thats fine. The exorcist claimed that the devil was using people who are not leading morally good lives in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election. And there was a woman in Spain who decided to try the spell for fire in one of the books, and it burned her house to the ground. Stay away from them. This is a collection of sermons given by Fr. COVID-19 and Amazon; Shipping Rates & Policies; Amazon Prime; Returns Are Easy; Manage your Content and Devices; Customer Service; $52.12 $ 52. Ripperger reportedly moved the group to the Denver Diocese after he was asked to leave Tulsa, Oklahoma in September 2016, the outlet reported. You now what, I trust an exorcist on this matter. Tolkien had magic. According to the traditionalist Catholic news website Church Militant, Ripperger founded a traditional group of exorcist priests called the Doloran Fathers. I know this because I was once very much part of that world.. Its called the argument from authority. I thought I had all the answers, Mike, but now everything is falling apart. I think [the devil] is using people quite a bit. Im going to talk with Tim Gordon about that more when hes here on the podcast. View our online Press Pack. ", Fr. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: Or listen to the audio mp3 here: Order Taylor Marshall's new book: Antichrist and Apocalypse Follow this link to order Taylor's Best Sel You just try to pick these esoteric names. All the other exorcists that I know that are experienced are very clear-, Well, thats called the No True Scotsman fallacy. I didnt read the books. Well, Father Amorth, who passed away in 2016, is not the Vaticans chief exorcist. When you look in The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf casts spells, and I want to be like Gandalf. Before I get to that, though, I want to remind you to continue supporting the podcast at trenthornpodcast.com. That is extremely misleading. Well, I disagree with that. Right there I would say, Well, where is your evidence to that? To make such a charge without that evidence, and when Ive gone searching for it, but unable to find it, I find very concerning. Because I know what youre involved in. Its something I couldve gotten into, but I never did. Although, when Twister was first released, I think back in the 60s and 70s, there was a big panic everyone was going to turn into swingers, and people called Twister sex in a box and these kind of things. If it is the work of the devil, if it is demonic in nature, I will wholeheartedly oppose it, because heres the thing. The origin of these names, for decades, hundreds of years, or thousands of years, do not go back to demons. Father, I have a question. Charles Theodore Murr 153 Paperback 1 offer from 14.18 The Principle of the Integral Good Fr. by Chad Ripperger ( 53 ) 6.65 11.08 This is a collection of sermons given by Fr. Father Ripperger says Harry Potter is garbage. Bernard Uttley, on Novus Ordo Watch, YouTube presentations by Benedictine Fr. Theyre blasphemous. ( 3,586 ) $9.32 $18.89. They come from either regular names you meet with people every day or mythology, astronomy, constellations, or backwards writing conventions. Many of them are traveling here to the studio to have long conversations with me about why they disagree with the Catholic faith. Instead of investigating her case, he just said, Thank you for the good work that youre doing. Later, Cardinal Ratzinger wrote a reply to this woman and said, It is good that you enlighten people about Harry Potter, because those are subtle seductions which act unnoticed and by this deeply distort Christianity in the soul, before it can grow properly. Then he said, Ill send Mr. Fleedwood a copy of your book. Then, later, Kuby, who was the author of this book, Harry Potter: Good or Evil?, asked Cardinal Ratzinger, Can I make your letter public? and he said, Yeah, sure., Mirus, what he says is this, that Cardinal Ratzinger was probably in the habit of giving kindly replies to authors who sent him books. Thats a serious charge to make. This anonymous article, this alleged former witch says of the Harry Potter books, that they are orientational and instructional manuals of witchcraft woven into the format of entertainment. Whats glory? by Fr. Chad Ripperger, Ph.D. is a priest, an exorcist, and the founder of an order of exorcists known as the Dolorans. 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It was just recognized that in this case a certain thing beyond the natural means was necessary in order to bring something about, whereas in the J.K. Rowling thing its so imbued and it makes it look so glorious and all those things, its fairly enticing. ), "The recipient (of the vaccine) is an immediate participant in the commission of the continuous theft of human remains obtained through deliberate killing. He says a fire spell. I was never born with that, whereas in Tolkien, like, Oh, if I just get the one ring to rule them all, I can have all this power. I still dont see the important difference here. But if you can read it and you can cultivate it in a good way, and use it to teach valuable lessons about good and evil and about the wonders of imagination, then I think thats fine. Over the last couple of weeks, the focus of the COVID-19 debate seems to have shifted amongst Christians in general, and some Catholics in particular from the moral liceity of abortion-tainted vaccines and pharmaceuticals to the dangers of the shots. Obviously, when youre talking about subjugating Satan, hes not getting any glory out of it. When youre seven or eight, you think, Yes, right hand, red circle. Now youre like, Uh, we probably shouldnt play this with everybody, when you grow up and you start to see things. Ive been praying and fasting for you. Thats how I mean in Dark Dungeons, and so I play it Im not saying that Father Ripperger or others who are concerned about Harry Potter reach this level of inanity. Now, this is extremely misleading on Father Rippergers part. Im not going to berate somebody who wont watch an R-rated movie because I may be able to handle it and he cant, and thats fine. Otherwise, if we do, Saint Augustine in his commentary on Genesis, he criticized Christians of his day who were arguing for a literal creation theory, saying that they become a mockery to non-Christians, claiming to be experts in astronomy and the sciences when they actually are not experts in these things. Well, I got a lot of feedback on my previous episode dealing with Harry Potter, which is to be expected. Visit Author Central to change your photo, edit your biography and more I dont know any other podcast, at least in the Catholic world, thats doing this, and theres hardly any in the Protestant world, where you have someone who represents the faith sitting down for a civil discussion with someone who disagrees with him and talking it out. Theres actually a law. Wouldnt that be great? "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. $7.98 delivery Thu, Oct 27 . | May 15 2020. Its not how we live our faith out, and we want this misrepresentation removed from the school library.. Even if theres a handful of people who are possessed by demons after reading Harry Potter, which Im skeptical of that claim, even if that were the case, it wouldnt prove the books as a whole are bad, because millions of people read them and nothing happens. Thats fine. Watch the FULL CONFERENCE: https://catholicrc.org/products/2022-spiritual-warfare-conference-viii-fr-chad-ripperger---------------------LIVE CALL-IN 888-526-2151 Weekdays from 9 am - 1 pm Pacific timeWe have a FREE way for you to listen to the show live. Other people cannot, so they have to avoid that. Here, I dont know about the books that much, what morality they instigate in people. Chad A Ripperger PhD 154 Paperback 3 offers from 3.48 Murder in the 33rd Degree: The Gagnon Investigation into Vatican Freemasonry Fr. Two, why should I believe these demons at all? If I know a loved one who is struggling with this kind of stuff, Im not going to bring up Harry Potter or magic if theyre struggling with temptations to do witchcraft. Read more Other Formats: Hardcover , Paperback Buy now Sold by: Amazon Media EU S. r.l. FREE Shipping by Amazon. Biography [ edit] Read more. No. In England, they have a show called Unbelievable? When you look at them, theyre just Latin. Other ones, its similar to what Charles Dickens would do. Im going to make a potion in my pot and put stuff on my stove, including oil and alcohol, that can catch fire. This is not a case of someone engaged in the diabolical and summoning demons to set their house on fire. . Gather up all of your occult paraphernalia, the rock music, occult books, including those by C.S. We will-, This is the point that I wanted to make, that this is based on the Chick tract, and theyre saying the stuff that is going to condemn you to eternal hellfire is the rock music, C.S. 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