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December 3, 1997: Father Malachi Martin
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
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Art Bell welcomes Father Malachi Martin for a wide-ranging conversation that begins with Art recounting his recent pilgrimage to the Vatican, where he discovered a globe bearing all twelve signs of the zodiac inside the Sistine Chapel. Father Martin explains that several popes over centuries kept court astrologers, viewing planetary alignments as one channel through which God might communicate his will.
The discussion turns to exorcism after the 60 Minutes story about psychiatrist Dr. Kenneth Olson performing an unauthorized exorcism on a patient with 126 alleged personalities. Father Martin describes the rigorous process of distinguishing genuine possession from mental illness, noting he rejects seven out of ten cases. He warns that anyone attempting exorcism without proper authority risks becoming possessed, and shares that some exorcists have died or emerged as broken shells of their former selves.
Art raises his unsettling interview with a self-described Satanist named Harlot, who claimed she took steps to ensure her murdered young daughter would join her in hell. Father Martin confirms such a thing is possible, leading to a chilling exchange about the nature of evil, perfect possession, and the spiritual war he believes is intensifying across the world.
The discussion turns to exorcism after the 60 Minutes story about psychiatrist Dr. Kenneth Olson performing an unauthorized exorcism on a patient with 126 alleged personalities. Father Martin describes the rigorous process of distinguishing genuine possession from mental illness, noting he rejects seven out of ten cases. He warns that anyone attempting exorcism without proper authority risks becoming possessed, and shares that some exorcists have died or emerged as broken shells of their former selves.
Art raises his unsettling interview with a self-described Satanist named Harlot, who claimed she took steps to ensure her murdered young daughter would join her in hell. Father Martin confirms such a thing is possible, leading to a chilling exchange about the nature of evil, perfect possession, and the spiritual war he believes is intensifying across the world.