"If You Want Me to Get the Devil Out, I'll Need to Touch Your Privates"

It's one thing to sexually abuse alter boys in full possession of their wits, but molesting a woman suffering from seizures brought on by "demonic possession" really sets the bar at a new level.

A priest has admitted to a sexual indiscretion with a woman under his spiritual care during an exorcism.

Father Thomas Euteneuer made the confession after a wave of online debate about his sudden departure from his post of president of an anti-abortion group.

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The mystery provoked a wave of speculation on the internet about why the priest, described by some as a 'rock star' of the pro-life movement, might have stepped down.

The internet storm peaked after a January 27 medical emergency involving a woman at Human Life International's Virginia headquarters, according to an article posted on the Huffington Post.

Paramedics described the woman, who had previously been associated with Father Euteneuer, as undergoing a 'medical seizure'.

Witnesses claimed she was suffering from 'demonic possession'.

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[Father Euteneuer] admitted to a sexual indiscretion while performing an exorcism.

'The circumstances that led to my departure from HLI were related exclusively to my own decisions and conduct within the ministry of exorcism that I carried out independently from my responsibilities at HLI,' he stated in a blog post on the website LifeSiteNews on February 1.

He then admitted that 'one particularly complex situation clouded my judgment and led me to imprudent decisions with harmful consequences, the worst of which was violating the boundaries of chastity with an adult female who was under my spiritual care.'

He said he took 'full responsibility' for his 'weakness and sinful conduct'.

[Daily Mail]