Piotr Glas

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Piotr Glas
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Born
Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
Other namesPeter Glas
Alma materCatholic University of Lublin
Occupation(s)Priest, exorcist
Known forEvangelizing, performing exorcisms

Piotr Glas is a Polish Catholic priest in good standing former exorcist of the Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth in the south of England. [1] He is known for his veneration for Mary, Mother of Jesus, and propagation of her worship [2] [3] and being a cultural phenomenon in his native Poland.

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Early life

Piotr Glas was born in Rabka-Zdrój, Poland. He decided to get ordained at the age of 17, when he heard a voice telling him to follow God during a walk with a dog; he became a priest in 1989. [4]

He studied at the Catholic University of Lublin. [5] Initially, he served as a priest in Szczecin. [2]

Priesthood

Ministry in Poland

Glas is sometimes described as a katocelebryta [6] (cathocelebrity - Catholic celebrity). He regularly conducts retreats (including online ones) and conferences, and speaks in the media on topics related to the Catholic faith.

He is known for his often controversial views, which have often been the subject of discussions on the internet, including those with the participation of representatives of the Polish Episcopate. [3] On 15 October 2016, in Jasna Góra, Glas said a prayer for the release of Poland from the effects of sins committed in public space. This prayer event was called the Great Penance. [6]

Glas publishes videos with sermons or lectures on YouTube, mainly on the Ruch Czystych Serc (Movement of The Pure Hearts, purity culture Catholic youth organization) channel. [7]

Ministry in Great Britain

Glas served as pastor in the Diocese of Portsmouth, in Saint Joseph's Parish in Reading. [8] For 10 years of his ministry, in addition to performing his daily duties, he was also an exorcist. He uses the name of Peter Glas when serving his British parish, however various sources title him as a father (fr.) or a reverend (rev.). [9] [4]

Evangelization tours

Glas regularly travels, giving speeches on the cult of Mary, importance of rosary praying and similare topics. [10] He documented his travels to Warsaw, Częstochowa, [11] Kraków, Szczecin, [12] Toruń, [13] [14] London, Chicago, Vienna [15] [16] Kościerzyna, Medjugorje, [17] Walton-on-Thames [18] [19] Atoko (Cameroon), [20] and numerous other cities.

Work as an exorcist

Glas is notable for his descriptions of exorcisms he reportedly conducted, and circulates a few stories about how he became an exorcist. According to one of his accounts, he experienced a faith revival and decided to become an exorcist after he visited a sick child in a hospital to perform the rite of the anointing of the sick. He reportedly witnessed demonic activity in the child:

After administering the sacrament, the child went berserk. He completely trashed the hospital room. This made an incredible impression on the priest. He was going on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje and promised to pray there for the sick kid. The priest recalls: "For the first time I fasted there, I celebrated three holy masses and the Stations of the Cross for him. However, the miracle happened later when the priest went to Apparition Hill. Father Peter was praying fervently then. He shouted: "Mother of God, take it in your hands and do something. If it's you." In the home of a suffering boy in England, prayer was going on, candles were burning. Suddenly they began to go out, one after the other. When the last one went out, he recovered. After a few weeks, the doctors discontinued the strong medication as the attacks stopped. It was a turning point, but not a decisive one. A few years later, the healed boy took a wrong turn. He distanced himself from God and fell into bad company. Finally, he asked Fr. Glas for help. "I prayed for many days, but finally healing came through Mary through the image of Our Lady of Medjugorje. Then I saw with my own eyes how the devil who wanted to destroy him came out of him", recalls the priest. [6]

In the other version of the story, Glas was convinced to become an exorcist after a teenager asked to be prayed over, and then demolished Glas' church during a demonic attack. [4] [21] Glas stated during one of his retreats that he doesn't fear Satan the Devil, as the entity told him that "I would have killed you, motherf..., but She [ Mary] protects you [22] ".

Status within the church

As of December 2017, Glas is not officially recognized as an exorcist. According to a statement by Chancellor of the Płock Curia,

At the request of Fr. Bishop Artur G. Miziński, Secretary General of the Polish Bishops' Conference, we provide information about Fr. Piotr Glas. This former member of the Society of Christ for Polish Diaspora, and currently working in the Diocese of Portsmouth in Great Britain, recently conducting many retreat sessions, days of recollection and workshops in Poland - does not have a formal consent to perform the service of an exorcist. Moreover, by claiming to be an exorcist, he is engaging in practices that are not allowed. [23]

Opinions collected and sent to the Ordinaries as of December 2017 state that Glas was not legally subject to any of the Polish bishops, as he was a priest of the Diocese of Portsmouth and was "no longer an exorcist". This was presented as an informal opinion by the Polish Episcopate about Glas. [24] Glas' activities as an exorcist were criticised, both from within [25] [26] and outside the church. [27]

Publications

About his experiences with the work of an exorcist, Fr. Piotr Glas writes in his books and articles. [28]

Selected works

Controversies and beliefs

Glas is known for his orthodox beliefs and statements regarding faith. He has expressed disdain for multiple behaviors, identities and interests, including yoga, playing Pokémon Go, tantra, prosperity gospel, Toronto blessings, [29] premarital sex, intellectualism, [27] homosexuality, tattoos, [30] [31] [32] gender transitioning, [33] gospel choirs, New Age, horoscopes, talismans, [34] Halloween and more.

Poland as the last bastion of Catholicism

On the role of Poland and the mission of Poles in God's plan of salvation, Fr. Piotr Glas stated: "Today we are witnessing a great spiritual battle for life and death. In my opinion, Poland will play a huge role in this. We are probably the only country in Europe where the Church still survives, where the traditional faith is maintained, churches are not sold, they are not empty". [28] According to Fr. Glas, Poland is going to be the ground zero for global, Catholic faith revival. [17]

"Sexual wounds" and "spiritual wounds"

According to Glas, Satan in modern times binds victims through sexual wounds, through sex in general and through sacrilege. [21] Sexual and spiritual wounds are terms Fr. Glas uses as umbrellas for all kinds of negative experiences with sex and or emotions, or acts of sexual sin, [35] such as premarital sex, homosexuality, sex work, going through a gender transition, sexual abuse, being broken up with, being divorced, [36] remarrying, consuming pornography etc. [37] [38] He published a documentary called Demons of Sex, in which he describes the mechanisms of demonic possession and interviews possessed believers. [38]

Demonology

Glas is wary of psychiatry and psychology and instructs the believers that these often are a form of papering over spiritual issues, and often highlights the importance of knowledge regarding demons. According to him, all issues regarding mental health and spiritual suffering are caused by demons, and each of those issues has a particular demon-patron. In one interview, he stated:

I would like [...] to say a few words about [...] demons that have a huge impact on our spiritual life, and thus on marriages and families, not sparing the clergy at the same time. The first of them is Jezebel - a female demon of fornication, all kinds of sexual promiscuity, marital infidelity. [...] She dwells in politics, in church institutions, in families, workplaces, in convents and even rectories. Jezebel is the unfaithful queen of heaven. She is a carnal and promiscuous demon who is not afraid to use sex to create the most dangerous of spiritual bonds. [...] It can also appear when the mother-in-law competes for the favor of her own son, does not allow him to function as a husband and father, because her son belongs to her. This is a tragedy for many families, especially wives who will always be worse and less important than the husband's mother. [...] The second demon, Absalom, and his associates set people against each other, plot intrigues, create slander and slander campaigns. This demon, like Jezebel, is a frequent visitor to nunneries, but also does not avoid families, effectively destroying many healthy and good relationships. I have heard stories of the mother turning the children against each other, inciting them to unhealthy competition, turning the father badly towards the children or the children towards the father. [39]

In another interview, Fr. Glas said that "Today, no one will let me into a mental hospital. I remember being there once in civilian clothes with the Blessed Sacrament hidden [on me]. As I entered, there were these voices: "You son of a bitch, you bastard, you dick, you so-and-so, get out! [21] ". He also claims that he was told by another priest that Satan wants to assassinate him for propagating the cult of Mary. [40]

Cultural phenomenon

Glas is one of the most popular Catholic personalities in Poland, being featured in a variety of Catholic media, such as Fronda, [17] [29] [3] Deon, [26] [25] [23] PCH24 [41] [42] or Misyjne.pl [43] as an interviewee or a guest contributor. He is also featured regularly in secular media, such as Onet, [40] [30] [28] TVN [44] or NaTemat, [45] where he is often portrayed like an oddity, such as when he claimed that tattoos are a form of demonic sacrifice, because the ink for those is cursed and dedicated to the Satan. [45] Poland, being a majority-Catholic country with a growing left-wing media presence, tends to feature more controversial preachers this way, memeifying them, Fr. Glas included. Other Catholic figures portrayed like that include Pope John Paul II, Tadeusz Rydzyk and Piotr Natanek.

Subject of scientific analysis

Thanks to his pop-cultural popularity, Glas became a subject of several scholarly articles, including one regarding overcoming foreign accent and correlated difficulties in English in religious discourse, [46] and one about sociological symmetry in homily. [47]

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