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Martin Israel?	Omar	Monday, April 23, 2007
Question: Hello Brother: I was wondering if you've heard of a Dr. Martin Israel, who seems to be an Episcopal priest. He has written several books, one of them being on Exorcism. I wanted to know if his material would be viewed as safe to read by the Catholic Church. I've read some of his work on exorcism, and it seems to flow in context with Catholic teachings, but would like your take on it. His website is: {url removed by moderator} Thanks and God Bless you and your ministry.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Omar: I would advise NOT reading this man's material. He uses techniques that are very problematic and even dangerous, such as confirming answers he "receives from God" in prayer by tossing a coin. He bases this practice on the Biblical examples of casting sacred lots found in Joshua 6 and in the book of Acts. He misapplies and misunderstands this practice. In addition, he uses a "profound imageless contemplation, so that the love of God can permeate my whole being." This "emptying of the mind" technique comes from Eastern Mysticism and is very dangerous. With this technique he "learns" about the person to whom he is ministering: "Into my mind flow the needs of many people whom I know, most often with illness." This "flowing" is a lot like that of a medium. But the clincher is that his demonology is heretical. He says, "I command a demonic spirit to leave this earthbound plane and go to that place in the life beyond death which God has prepared for its reception and healing." Healing? Demons cannot be "healed." They are eternally damned. These observations I found after skimming his "Exorcism" book for only five minutes. Who knows what I would find if a read the book carefully, and his other books that go along with it. I would advise NOT reading this guy. I removed the url you gave because I think it dangerous for a Catholic to read. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.

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Martin Israel?

Omar

Monday, April 23, 2007

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Hello Brother:

I was wondering if you've heard of a Dr. Martin Israel, who seems to be an Episcopal priest. He has written several books, one of them being on Exorcism. I wanted to know if his material would be viewed as safe to read by the Catholic Church. I've read some of his work on exorcism, and it seems to flow in context with Catholic teachings, but would like your take on it. His website is:

{url removed by moderator}

Thanks and God Bless you and your ministry.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Omar:

I would advise NOT reading this man's material. He uses techniques that are very problematic and even dangerous, such as confirming answers he "receives from God" in prayer by tossing a coin. He bases this practice on the Biblical examples of casting sacred lots found in Joshua 6 and in the book of Acts. He misapplies and misunderstands this practice.

In addition, he uses a "profound imageless contemplation, so that the love of God can permeate my whole being." This "emptying of the mind" technique comes from Eastern Mysticism and is very dangerous.

With this technique he "learns" about the person to whom he is ministering: "Into my mind flow the needs of many people whom I know, most often with illness." This "flowing" is a lot like that of a medium.

But the clincher is that his demonology is heretical. He says, "I command a demonic spirit to leave this earthbound plane and go to that place in the life beyond death which God has prepared for its reception and healing."

Healing? Demons cannot be "healed." They are eternally damned.

These observations I found after skimming his "Exorcism" book for only five minutes. Who knows what I would find if a read the book carefully, and his other books that go along with it.

I would advise NOT reading this guy. I removed the url you gave because I think it dangerous for a Catholic to read.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

For information on how to receive help see our Help page. We suggest that before contacting us directly for help you try the Seven Steps to Self-Deliverance. These self-help steps will often resolve the problem. Also our Spiritual Warfare Prayer Catalog contains many prayers that may be helpful. If needed you can ask for a Personal Consultation.