conscious of the fact, though others were
ignorant of it. These women had it (the
principle of possession) in them like flesh
and blood, like original sin."
The Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations,
Sin and its Consequences, No. 5, Page 33,
Paragraph 4, (Christianity, Catholic, Words of
The Ven. Anne Catherine Emmerich)
Someone had been faced with a
temptation given by Satan. "Come in,
whores," Satan's deep raspy voice had taken
this person aback. Twenty or thirty women
entered the room. "Take one," he continued.
Looking at them, he noticed that they were
all spiritually dead, their bodies were worn
and battered. "No," he replied, "I have a
marriage vow." "If you don't take one, they
will die," exclaimed the raspy voice.
Confused for only a moment, he finally
retorted, "They aren't going to die." Satan left
and they all disappeared.
Perchance, he had been given to
witness the true energetic thrust of the
craving of lust. In the faces of Satan's
charges, he witnessed a spectacle most
unappealing. With the manifestations of
their sins apparent upon their countenance,