Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: The Dangerous Trend of “Stuck Souls” Ministry

Msgr. Stephen Rossetti (Exorcist Diary #359, Aug 31, 2025) warns about a growing and dangerous trend: people (including some priests) who believe they have a special ministry to help “stuck souls” — deceased persons who supposedly cannot move on after death. He explains why this contradicts Church teaching and opens participants to spiritual pride, disobedience, and demonic deception.

Msgr. Stephen Rossetti warns that attempting to minister to “stuck souls” opens individuals to serious spiritual risks, including pride, disobedience to Church teaching, and potential contact with demons disguising themselves.

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