Re: Catholic Order of Psis
 

Really has nothing to do with the subject at hand.

Perhaps more to the point, the idea seems to require telepathy to be the only psi power.

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WellI was trying to demonstrate what can be perceived as a mental illness. Mental illness has changed, we do not use 'hysteria' for example.

Like I said that, within context, this could be like Babylon 5's Psi Corp.

IIRC some of this was covered in Psionic Powers 3rd ed.

Power behind the throne.

Or they could be genuinely good people trying to steer humanity on to the correct path. And there have been many organisations like those.

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I'm pretty sure that a psi is, by biblical standards, a witch tainted by Satan.

If you get past that somehow, I think a catholic order of Psi's is about the most terrifying notion I've ever heard of.

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It's not just me then ;p

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Unless it get's declared a Divine Blessing. Basically those that are willing to join the order are obviously blessed, where as those that oppose the church and it's holy order of psi are obviously Witches pretending to have the blessing to sow doubt.

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The Bible doesn't recognize the concept of psionics. A witch would be someone attempting to interact with evil spirits. If psionics is a power innate to humans if undiscovered, then obviously it would not be witchcraft.

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innate to humans would also be 'gift from our creator'

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As RogueBFL says, the Bible recognizes at least one person (Joseph the patriarch) who is gifted with ESP, and various other examples of people with uncanny abilities that are not put down to evil spirits, though Protestants' mileage may vary.

Christopher Stasheff has a lengthy THE WARLOCK... series where psis are known as "witches and warlocks" on a backward planet but a reform movement has convinced the crown and church there to allow them to serve by demonstrating they command the evil spirits (illusions and animated flora) rather than vice versa.

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Growing up Opus Dei, Smurf hit the nail on the head.

First off a priest who can read minds would notice all the hypocrisy going around in the first place. And remember a lot of people didn't need to read minds to find that out. Now if this Priest's superiors ever discovered he could read minds, they were in real trouble. He would have a crisis of faith instantly. If the priest never altered the minds of his superiors then he would be dead, end of story.