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The fear, dislike, or hatred of holiness and/or of holy things..
As regards Michael Zilk, Father Aurelian was perfectly justified in assuming that he was possessed with a devil, since all the signs favored this presumption, such as sudden paroxysms, abnormal bodily strength, hagiophobia, or strange dread of holy things, and demoniac ecstasy.
Perhaps they are afraid that veneration of the saints may lead to putting them in the place of God as objects of worship. If they ever outgrow this hagiophobia they may some day venerate the Gloomy Dean as a saint.
When in the midst of the growing antagonism pusillanimous purveyors recite segments from hagiology and incite the masses with hagiophobia the violence may become uncontrollable since its cause becomes a virtual crusade.
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Hagiophobia means The fear, dislike, or hatred of holiness and/or of holy things..
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As regards Michael Zilk, Father Aurelian was perfectly justified in assuming that he was possessed with a devil, since all the signs favored this presumption, such as sudden paroxysms, abnormal bodily strength, hagiophobia, or strange dread of holy things, and demoniac ecstasy.
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