More Apparitions

As you may know I've been following the BBC series apparitions. As I suspected the series is dealing with "the problem of evil" in a fairly significant way.

In episode two we were asked to consider how people respond to evil and we were given the example of the holocaust in Nazi Germany. Some people run away, some refuse to believe that it was real, others attempt to do a deal with evil. In episode two we discover that the chief exorsist himself was a jewish concentration camp prisoner who did a deal with the devil to win his own freedom. By doing so he becomes a "colaborator" - by the chief of demons he is able to cast out demons... Only by confromting the truth and acknowledging his own sins is Father Jacob able to deal with evil... 

In episode three the plot thickens as we are presented with the possibility that a saint may be possesing a rapist. This raises all sorts of questions about free will...

The issue of how we deal with evil is still high on the agenda. In this episode some people decide to give up on God, while others are encouraged to hang onto their faith. Father Jacob continues to present an intriguing character, simultaneously acknowledging the fleshiness of human existance, while persuing holiness...

All fascinating stuff.