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Catholics owe no political allegiance whatsoever to Vatican State, but they owe religious allegiance to the Holy See, the Bishopric of Rome, occupied by the successor of St. Peter and Vicar of Christ, the Holy Father...
...nudes, hollering a patriotic song and keeping time with his midsection. Then he does a little tap dance, insults the bandmaster, sticks his cane in the trombone and leers as he wiggles it around, tells a joke ("The old church bell won't ring tonight as the vicar's got the clapper") that nobody laughs at, so he tries another song: "Thank God we're normal (bump), normal (bump), normal (bump)!" Somebody in the audience groans: "Where did they...
...course," chimed in the Rev. Pearce Higgins, vicar of Putney and vice chairman of the Church Fellowship for Psychical Studies, "the spirit is not a little fellow with horns and a tail. But if the human spirit is immortal-the basis of Christian teaching-why should not some spirits feel lost after death and come to inhabit another body?" In any case, he went on, "an evil-or, as I prefer to call it, 'low-grade'-spirit should always be prayed for with great compassion." Vicar Higgins' gentle formula for exorcism: "Depart into the realm of light...
...gentle, freelance exorcisms have been performed since haunting spirits began to harass the British clergy. In the past, many clergymen did not bother to ask permission of their bishops. Said one: "I see no point in it. The Bishop would have to go on evidence I gave him anyway." Vicar White, called in by Leek, has not yet decided whether to face the ghost or consult his bishop...
Mulling the problem last week, Vicar White expounded: "The family has a problem, and it would be unfair to take it too lightly. It might be possible to give the house a blessing or even resort to exorcism. There is a set procedure for the church in matters of this kind-you could call it bell, book and candle-though the most important contribution would be prayer. I may be able to help them." Until he does, the Leeks may become the only family in Christendom who cannot get enough of TV westerns. Their ghost subsides while noisy shoot...