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Bobby Jindal: Errant Catholic Exorcist?

By The Daily Dish

Jun 12 2008, 12:12 PM ET

This will bum out the theocons. A reader notes:

You may not realize that what Jindal did is strictly forbidden to Catholic laity.

The Catholic Church takes the possibility of demonic possession very seriously, albeit very rare, and because of centuries-long experience that dabbling by the inexperienced (whoever well intentioned they may be)  in this area is rather disastrous, decrees the following in Canon 1172 of the Code of Canon Law (1983):

Can. 1172:

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