I don't think it's fair to assume this is an exorcism. But anything can be an exorcism if it works. Each baptism is a minor exorcism, all though many of them don't seem to take.
I hadn't heard he was obsessed with Satan, but someone needs to be. 

With respect to Hollywood, I think they have treated the rite with respect. Green puke shows how tough it is to go through spiritual battles like this. It's the news media that treats the rite poorly. They sensationalize rogue exorcisms that go bad.

Considering all Huffpo can talk about is Rubio actually drinking water, I'd say it was a success.

Some may criticize the move to do this in Spanish as well, but on Spanish language radio today it's ALL they were talking about. He had some supporters and some haters, but he was the ENTIRE conversation. He's on the average Spanish speaker's radar in a new way now.

You bring up a good point because it seems simple to an outsider but it is not. The fact that you think the issue boils down to "discovery of voluntary abdication due to old age" is telling.
Trying to understand Catholic Church from the outside is problematic. It is a mystical construct as much if not more than a physical / social one.  It's like trying to understand Buddhism without a being a serious student of it.

Probably not. I believe he is a genius for many reasons. In the post, I articulated the reasons why I think his latest move is genius. Then I clarified by saying that is was possibly not genius, but divine. There's no flippancy. This is my opinion, that's what we do here. We express opinions.

Divinely inspired is probably what it actually was. In fact "brilliant" is probably an insult to what it really was, which is something we probably can't define with our peanut sized brains.

Those are called angels.

But dementia is when the shadowy figures start to hover and claim to speak for the Pope "who can't exactly express himself in his current state."

"When the Holy Father meant to say was........"

That's what scares me, and probably B-XVI

Because of his timing on the issue, the quality of the speech, and the leanings of the state controlled media, the impression people will walk away with is that the borders are under control.

good one. Pee Wee was a fan before any of us.

And the new Pandora almost went out of business once!

Shameless, but here goes:

I'm glad these figures are getting some exposure. O'Reilly lead with it last night and did a great job exposing this scandal. If you missed it:  http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/oreilly/index.html#/v/2081918892001/aborting-babies-at-taxpayers-expense/?playlist_id=86923

The new Archbishop of S.F., Salvatore Cordileone,  may do just that. Add him to the hat-trick.

It was Hugh Hewitt that addressed our group, not Prager, as I wrote. Regarding your confusion over Catholics. You have every right to be confused.

They use polls to see if the N.F.L. Jumbotron is accurate?  That's no way to predict the next P.O.T.U.S.