神学院开设驱魔课程
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：VOA2005（上）--文化教育动态
New Course on Satanism and Exorcism Opens at Pontifical 1 University
神学院开设驱魔课程
Convinced that the devil's lure 2 is on the rise among the young, the Vatican is responding with a new special course on Satanism, black magic, and the healing power of exorcism.
The two-month course began at the "Regina Apostolorum," one of Rome's prestigious 3 pontifical universities. The course has been described as both "theoretical and practical" and is open to priests and theology students only.
Teachers include exorcists and psychiatrists 5. One of the issues that will be addressed is how to tell the difference between someone who is possessed 6 and someone who simply has psychological problems.
The new course stemmed from alarm in the Vatican with the growing interest in Satanism and its practices. A respected research institute, Eurispes, has catalogued 650 satanic organizations in Italy.
Church officials have estimated that half a million Italians have had contact with satanic sects 7. Experts say these sects are growing very quickly. They add that young people especially are exposed to the phenomenon through the media, rock music and the Internet.
The Vatican also has felt young people are turning away from God and toward the occult. A number of recent incidents involving young people who had fallen victim to devil-worshipping sects in Italy highlighted the problem.
In one of the most disturbing cases, two teenage heavy metal musicians were killed in a human sacrifice by fellow band members.
In 1999, under the guidance of its chief exorcist, Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican updated the ritual for exorcism for the first time since 1614.
Guidelines tell priests authorized 8 to carry out exorcisms to "diligently 9 examine the facts," before sprinkling holy water on someone claiming to be possessed by Satan.
Students in the Vatican course will be taught to be vigilant 10 for signs of Satan's presence, which include speaking in unknown languages and showing disproportionate physical strength.
Sabina Castelfranco, for VOA news, Rome.
注释：
lure [ljuE] n. 引诱，诱惑
psychiatrist 4 [sai5kaiEtrist] n. 精神病医生
phenomenon [fi5nCminEn] n. 现象
worship [5wE:Fip] n. 崇拜
ritual [5ritjuEl] n. 仪式
exorcism [5eksC:sizEm] n. 驱魔
- His words criticizing modern society just right indicate his pontifical character.他用以批评现代社会的言论恰好反映了他自大武断的性格。
- The lawyer,with pontifical gravity,sat on a high chair.那律师摆出一副威严庄重的样子，坐在一把高脚椅上。
- Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
- He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
- The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
- You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。
- He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
- The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
- They are psychiatrists in good standing. 他们是合格的精神病医生。 来自辞典例句
- Some psychiatrists have patients who grow almost alarmed at how congenial they suddenly feel. 有些精神分析学家发现，他们的某些病人在突然感到惬意的时候几乎会兴奋起来。 来自名作英译部分
- He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
- He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
- Members of these sects are ruthlessly persecuted and suppressed. 这些教派的成员遭到了残酷的迫害和镇压。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He had subdued the religious sects, cleaned up Saigon. 他压服了宗教派别，刷新了西贡的面貌。 来自辞典例句
- An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。
- He applied himself diligently to learning French. 他孜孜不倦地学法语。
- He had studied diligently at college. 他在大学里勤奋学习。