Are all priests qualified to perform exorcisms or do you have to shop around?

Question

Are all priests qualified to perform exorcisms or do you have to shop around?

Answer 1

It is written that SATAN CANNOT CAST OUT SATAN!

LET HIM THAT HAS EARS HEAR!

Mar 3:23  And he called them [unto him], and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

Mar 3:24  And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Mar 3:25  And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Mar 3:26  And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

Mar 3:27  No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

Answer 2

no they have to be trained for that. there really arent too many that do that any more but if you contact the diocese they may be able refer you but its a long process

Answer 3

Not everyone is.  In the Orthodox Church a person needs the blessing of a holy elder to do this.

Answer 4

I think my first stop would be a magic store.  No human on the face of the earth can do anything supernatural.  

Answer 5

The only people qualified for treating depression are councilors/psychiatrists.

Answer 6

Anyone who is strong in Faith can.

But certain priests train in warfare of this kind.

There are rituals and special prayers for exorcism.

Answer 7

All priests are, technically, qualified to perform the Rite of Exorcism, but the Bishop of the Diocese must first approve the rite.  Many priests choose not to perform this ministry because it extolls tremendous psychological stress on the priest who faces a person who is possessed by a demon.  

The Catholic Church holds a cautious eye over cases where the Rite of Exorcism is requested.  The Church looks over all medical and psychological diagnoses before they authorize an Exorcism.  Many times, the person needing an Exorcism is suffering from some kind of psychological disorder or break.  For example, dissociative identity disorder can cause a person to create an alternate personality.  Many times, that alternate personality says that it is a demon of some type.  So, the Cathoic Church makes sure that the case is worthy of Exorcism before it authorizes its use of the Rite.

Many other Christian denominations also believe in demonic possession and the use of some type of exorcism; however, those practices tend to be less refined as the Rite of Exorcism, performed by the Catholic Church.  Often, they are rudimentary in nature, and somewhat dangerous.  There are many horror stories of Protestant ministers attempting to perform some type of exorcism and the results are often some sort of violence against the "possessed," and have led up to the death of the person "possessed by the demon."

Basically, similar to the way that the Catholic Church examines claims of miraculous events, the Church examines the "possessed" person's medical / psychological condition to ensure that the Rite of Exorcism is administered in the event of actual demonic possession.  Therefore, Exorcisms are very, very rare.  But, to answer your question, any priest can perform the rite, but they need approval from the Bishop.