Pets Sensing Evil Beings In Utah Homes: Insights From A Catholic Exorcist

Utah is ranks as the 6th most religious state in the U.S. according to the Pew Research Center. Therefore, it is not a surprise that many believe in evil spirits. There are also stories of animals detecting these evil spirits when people don't.

Pets: Sentinels of the Supernatural?

If you have had pets, you know every once in a while they will cringe or become fearful around certain people. There have been studies done that show how pets use their senses to decide weather a person is friendly to them or not.

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They can detect nervousness, subtle smells, and even actions taken by a person to decide if they are trustworthy. This ability to detect people with bad intentions makes some wonder if animals can also sense evil that is unseen.

Animals as Guardians Against Evil

The Catholic church has certain rites to cast unclean spirits out of houses and people. A Chief Exorcist joined a podcast to talk about his experiences. At one point he describes how a man called him and said his family's new house was infested with demons.

When he went to the house, he found the whole family was sleeping in the master bedroom and their dog positioned itself in front of the door and would growl and bark when it sensed something coming.

He said he thinks animals can feel when something evil is near and will react. There is no official stance on animals sensing evil spirits from the Catholic church or any other denominations, but there are many stories about it.

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Some Evangelical churches note the example of Balaam's donkey from the bible that saw the angel when his master couldn't as an example of animals being aware of spiritual beings.

It does make you wonder when your pet starts staring into empty rooms or barking at shadows what they are seeing.