cool, I have been waiting for [them] to start fighting eachother
a grey tree trunk in concrete
a trolley handle (is it?)
an upside down face-like bouquet purple/white
interesting:
Russian church to ‘streamline’ exorcisms
The proposal makes the rite free and limits it to priests and bishops, to prevent abuse
The Russian Orthodox Church has finalized a draft of rules to regulate the practice of exorcism, in the making since 2021. If the draft becomes part of canon law, banishing demons will be a free service, and only priests and bishops will be allowed to practice it, to prevent abuses.
Exorcism can be performed “only in cases of demonic possession,” and not for persons with mental disorders or diseases or those who “feign possession,” says the draft document, published on Thursday on the website of the Moscow Patriarchate. The clergy are instructed to become familiar with basic psychiatry so they can make the appropriate judgment.
“The performer of the rite of exorcism can only be a bishop, or a priest who has received the blessing of the ruling bishop for this,” the document adds. “The Church expects a high spiritual life from the performer of an exorcism. Neither the exorcist nor his hierarchs should expect payments for performing the rite.”
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The draft has been published to solicit public comment, with the commenting period open through the end of October 2022. (…)
https://www.rt.com/russia/561618-orthodox-church-exorcism-rules/