I am Protestant, baptized and raised, but I do not ever hear about Protestant pastors driving out demons in exorcisms. We know the spiritual world is real, so exorcisms have to be real by default. Demons can call out our sins to accuse us and drag us down with them, so that is also universal between Catholics and Protestants.
So what is the defining difference that gives Catholics the power to do the exorcisms and not Protestants?
Do they teach in a way that gives more divine authority? Are we doing something wrong? Or is it withholding information within the Catholic church?
That and blessed salt. Also - some priests will exorcise the water first before blessing it. (I understand that demons can be attached to anything.)
BTW, I find it appalling that some churches charge for holy water?!?
I've found it in 2 places ... One was a mission, so more a historical site than a typical church, and it was 25 cents per container. The other church had a similarly modest fee, but it surprised me.
At .25 per container, did you supply the container, or did the church?
I think I did.
Ah, well there goes that thought. Nice name. Have you seen the lyrics/subject pie chart for LZ? What am I saying, this is GAW. Did you make the LZ lyrics/ subject pie chart?