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Title: Is ‘Charlie Charlie’ a harmless game? Exorcist says absolutely not
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URL Source: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/cathol ... -exorcist-says-absolutely-not/
Published: May 28, 2015
Author: CNA Daily News
Post Date: 2015-05-28 14:32:55 by Jethro Tull
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Comments: 69
Lima, Peru, May 27, 2015 / 04:14 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A game that purports to invoke a Mexican demon – known as “Charlie, Charlie” and considered to be a simplified version of the Ouija board – has gone viral on social media among young people, prompting one exorcist to warn of its dangers. The game, which has gained significant traction online in recent days, involves a pair of pencils or pens, a sheet of paper, and the invocation of a spirit named “Charlie.” Scores of short video clips, posted mostly by teens, show players shrieking and running out of view when the pencil apparently moves on its own and points to a “yes” or a “no” after they say a phrase inviting the demon. Spanish exorcist Jose Antonio Fortea told ACI Prensa that the so-called #CharlieCharlieChallenge involves the very real, occult practice of “calling on spirits.” In an interview May 27, he warned that “some spirits who are at the root of that practice will harass some of those who play the game.” Even though the priest thinks that players “won't be possessed” necessarily, the spirit that has been invoked “will stay around for a while.” Fr. Fortea also warned that playing the game “will result in other spirits beginning to enter into even more frequent communication.” “And so then the person really can suffer much worse consequences from the demons,” he said. Catholic experts have noted that occult activity and the resulting need for exorcisms has reached a critical level worldwide. The International Association of Exorcists (AIE) met for their 12th annual conference in Rome last October. According to AIE spokesperson Dr. Valter Cascioli, an increasing number of bishops and cardinals asked to participate in the conference due to an increase in demonic activity. “It's becoming a pastoral emergency,” Cascioli told CNA. “At the moment the number of disturbances of extraordinary demonic activity is on the rise.” The rise in demonic activity can be attributed to a decreasing faith among individuals, coupled with an increase in curiosity and participation in occult activity such as Ouija boards and seances, Cascioli said. 
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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
Thanks for posting this, I had never heard of it. There is definitely danger when people think the occult and invoking demons is a game. Very bad stuff. I wonder what the priests over at audiosancto.org have to say about this. They're very in tune with all the occult garbage in society, literature, politics, & govt and often give eye opening sermons on history , psyhicatr, etc. Many people who are lauded as dignified societal heroes were occultist pervs to the enth degree including helen keller,, the woman who wrote harry potter and many others. .. here is a great one from 5/3/15 ... http://www.audiosancto.org/sermon/20150503- Catholic-Sun-Eclipsed-An-Occult-Moment.html
Have Charlie Charlie Fever? Here Are 9 More Demons You Can Summon If You Dare Judging by the comments here, kids are pretty much aware of the dangers of dabbling in the occult.
The topic of good v evil has always interested me. This particular exercise is new to me, but as our culture tumbles down the rabbit hole, it doesn't surprise me kids are trying to conjure up demons in new & different ways.
Throughout my upbringing, I was warned to not ever try to engage the dark side. I took it to heart, thank goodness.
I took it to heart, thank goodness. You were raised well, Lod. I haven't a clue how, or by whom, kids are taught today. It's a freaky world, and getting worse by the day.
#12. To: Jethro Tull (#9)
I give thanks daily for my parents and family. If I didn't get the first time around, it was beat into me the second; and I got it.
That's easy, and it's been a constant for at least two generations: children are raised by public school teachers and extreme-liberal entertainment stars.
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#5. To: Artisan, Jethro Tull (#1)
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Thanks for posting this, I had never heard of it. There is definitely danger when people think the occult and invoking demons is a game. Very bad stuff.
#6. To: Bill D Berger, Artisan, Lod (#5)
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#9. To: Lod (#7)
Throughout my upbringing, I was warned to not ever try to engage the dark side.
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#13. To: Jethro Tull (#9)
I haven't a clue how, or by whom, kids are taught today.
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