READ MORE: Cooking With Rania: Moo Shu Pork Stir-Fryīlai: “French, German, Latin and Lithuanian.” While some psychologists would argue that the vast majority of these cases involve psychiatric disorder – schizophrenia or Tourette’s syndrome – the Diocese relies on Blai, who holds a Master’s degree in psychology, to make the determination.īlai says true cases of possessions have clear characteristic, such as a man in rural Pennsylvania with a high school education who spoke in languages he did not know. “Is it in fact possession or is it some psychiatric struggle?” he says. “We should be reassured that this is very, very rare and we should also be reassured that the church takes it seriously and reaches out to people who are possessed,” said Bishop Zubik.īishop Zubik says the Diocese investigates all cases. While Bishop David Zubik, of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, has never seen an exorcism or any demonic apparition, he says possession – though very rare – is also very real. “I’ve seen it I’ve seen crucifixes bent in half repeatedly. It’s knowledge,” says Blai.įormer Allegheny County commissioner Bob Cranmer says he shares that same knowledge. “If you’ve seen the things in the Gospels played out in front of you, it ceases to become faith. READ MORE: Robert Bowers: Attorneys For Accused Tree Of Life Gunman Try New Tactic To Get Trial Moved In assisting priests in nearly 100 exorcisms, Adam Blai has become a true believer in good and evil, God and the devil. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Is demonic possession real or the manifestation of mental illness?
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