Easy money for Priest

In the Kalama Sutta, one should not follow blindly, but to investigate carefully. Well, it is sad that, many in the world are still very ignorance - follow blindly without checking for the truth.

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Priest Makes Millions Conducting Fake Exorcisms


Whoever thought becoming a priest was not financially lucrative could learn a thing or two from Father Francesco Saverio Bazzoffi. A senior priest in Florence, Fr Francesco in under investigation for fraud after allegedly collecting £3 million ($59,846,001 USD) by performing fake exorcisms!! According to the prosecutors, the priest would stage shows at the House if the Sainted Archangels, an organisation he founded. The “shows” that would attract crowds of over 400 had his associates pretend to be possessed by demons and Fr Francesco would allegedly exorcise them using ancient and obscure rites. He would then offer to “heal” members of the audience who were sick and give donations to his organisation.

Prosecutors have also put 13 (is it a coincidence that 13 is considered an unlucky number!!) of the priest’s associates under investigation. They had started monitoring Fr Francesco in 2005 and his house was raided last month where several documents were seized that showed the priest had £3 million ($59,846,001 USD) in his bank account. In his defence the priest denied that he had ever practiced exorcisms and admitted that he did not have a license to do so. "I have always only carried out blessings," he said. His blessings sure turned out to be “worldly and materialistic” blessing for him don’t you think?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/03/wexorcist103.xml