{"id":85868,"date":"2022-11-22T09:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=85868"},"modified":"2022-11-22T09:46:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T15:46:40","slug":"named-after-demons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/22\/named-after-demons\/","title":{"rendered":"Named after demons?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I was on Facebook just now and saw the following claim:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“real names of the demonics are names in most of the characters. You may do your own research.”<\/p>\nFacebook User<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I have a deep suspicion that this person’s “research” is just the parroting of what Fr. Ripperger, an otherwise generally reliable source, has said in his talks. Here’s the quotation from one talk<\/a> I’ve heard: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“One exorcist told me he\u2019s kind of done the footwork. Whether it\u2019s true or not, I don\u2019t know. He said 60% of the names in Harry Potter are actual names of demons that exorcists have booted out of people.”<\/p>\nFr. Ripperger<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So, there are quite a few problems here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. He admits he himself is just repeating a claim<\/strong> he’s heard elsewhere from an unnamed source<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. He admits doesn’t know whether or not it’s true<\/strong>. Personally, I would say that therefore repeating such a claim with no knowledge of its veracity is irresponsible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The claim itself is demonstrably false<\/strong>, even after five minutes of research. Even at a quick glance at the Harry Potter character list<\/a>, to say that 60% of them are demons is ludicrous as most of the names are fairly ordinary<\/strong>! <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Of the more exotic names…<\/p>\n\n\n\n