Avoid demons disguised as ghosts

The chief exorcist of the Archdiocese of Manila warned against mistaking demons and other diabolical forces as ghosts believed to be awaiting closure before moving on to the afterlife.

- By GHIO ONG

Catholics should be able to "discern" so they can differentiate ghosts from demons, according to Fr. Jose Francisco Syquia.

"When the devil manifests himself and you have not discerned it, you'd believe it's a ghost. But you wouldn't think that it's actually the demon who is moving or lurking in your place,” he said during a program on Radio Veritas yesterday.

“If we don’t have any discernment, you’d always think that these are simply ghosts. You would then try to communicate with them by consulting a psychic or a spiritualist,” he added.

Talking to these demons that disguise as ghosts or souls of departed loved ones face-to-face would “open up a doorway where they can enter your life,” said Syquia.