David Kiely, Christina Mckenna
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Unbelievable - read on for why... 3 out of 5 stars.
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Strangely enough the existence of demons and possession is not what makes this unbelievable. That part,one can believe. The human interactions, reactions to events and relationships simply are not credible. Some examples(SPOILER ALERT):
- there is one situation where a male neighbor is raped and beaten for quite a while in his own front yard in front of his wife and other neighbors. He is hospitalized for days and is even visited there by the perpetrator but does nothing - informs no authorities despite the fact that this guy has young daughters. He ends up never doing anything and the neighbor gets away scot free.
- Another situation involves a young woman whose husband reveals to her that he and his priest are lovers and that they together with his family have been victimizing children for years and will continue to try to ruin as many lives as they can. She ends up going to another priest for counsel and divorcing but nothing is ever done to this predator. The authors or good priest don't take this to the authorities either as far as we know.
- There is the situation where a phantom spirit has rough sex with a woman for years while her husband sleeps soundly beside her. Of course, she never tells him and he is clueless that this is going on.
- Finally, there is the demon that materializes in a young couple's house. A spiritualist comes and conjures it up with them in the room and it physically materilizes. Of course they keep their eyes shut and don't even take a peek at it. It gets in an arguement with the spiritualist and leaves.
For the record, I am a catholic and a believer in some paranormal happenings, but quite frankly, people just don't behave in the ways described. Utter nonsense, even in modern day Ireland. This point drives me to call into question the credibility of the all the other stories in the book. And they are stories - many by admitted alcoholics, drug addicts, and other quirky people.
Editorial Review:
The Devil Is Alive and Well
In The Dark Sacrament, coauthors David M. Kiely and Christina McKenna faithfully recount ten contemporary cases of demon possession, haunted houses, and exorcisms, and profile the work of two living, active exorcists. The authors serve as trustworthy guides on this suspense-filled journey into the bizarre, offering concrete advice on how to avoid falling prey to the dark side.