Boltwave,
I'm giving Rosemary a much needed break, but this is between you, God, and logic, not you and me.
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Rosemary believes mainly in ghosts, and not demonic apparations, she believes in the spiritual church and if you've read in her post, has claimed to come in contact with Jesus in the flesh, as well as the creator God, in the form of a man with long white hair and a beard
First, to assume that you know Rosemary's deepest religious beliefs is the sort of omniscience that most would only expect of God. One has so many changes in his/her life that friends and acquaintances never see. For all you know, Rosemary could have seen a statue crying yesterday and, BAM!, changed perspective on her personal struggle, her religion, and the world. This is why it's so prideful and misguided to claim personal awareness of someone else's beliefs.
You can always quote something a person has said in the past to help him/her see any errors in the reasoning, but quoting it in conversation to claim, "Hey, this is what Brian believes.", is downright silly.
Also, do you find it as amusing as your ROFL emoticon that your tactics are that of an average "demon", as you refer to them, when you're planning to join the Catholics as a 'holy' man? Mocking another's pain is not the way of a benevolent guide.
The process of conversion has perhaps been a lifelong journey for you, but some people have an epiphany and convert from atheism, agnosticism, or any of the many religions, to a new one overnight following a dream, or in an instant as a reaction to what they considered a miracle. Or something not so miraculous. You never know.
Before completing your conversion, I'd strongly suggest exploring the apparent fascination for demonology. Ask yourself what may have happened in your life to cause such a unique interest. Finally, look at how harmful the relationship can be between man and the image of God that has been manufactured by the Church.
"God is watching" inspires paranoia, inhibition, and shame.
"God will judge/punish you" magnifies fear, oppressing the human spirit.
"God loves you", while true for any faith in Him to be healthy, in connection with quotes 1 and 2 above amounts to conditional love, which, in the absence of true love, is a common causation for sociopathic behavior.
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When Adam and Eve fell for the temptation of the devil (in other words, words lie

) they lost complete and utter control over his attacks, Satan had gained victory over the world, man became his prey out in the open field.
Look at your quote of Dec. 30, 2005 at 09:21 AM, from the 'Possession vs. Mental Illness' thread in response to my Adam and Eve discussion:
"Yes, I agree with you there, I don't have anything against what you've said there"
My remarks that resulted in this quote follow:
Dec 30 2005, 08:43 AM
"Another issue to explore is God taking a rib from Adam to create Eve. Why, why, why, would an omnipotent Being need to do something so symbolic? He wouldn't. Blinking an eye would be more effort than necessary for an all-powerful Creator to produce human life. It's an insult to believe our Creator would be maiming humans without cause. And why do I think the authors wrote the story in that manner? They wanted women to feel that they are the direct result of men, and are therefore subservient to them."
So, given your own spiritual transformation and modification of faith, are you in the best position to play God in believing that you know the state of Rosemary's faith from day to day when you possess such uncertainty with your own?
I'm not asking that you stop trying to help, but that you consider the credibility and constructiveness that you bring to the table. My supernatural credibility is somewhere beneath the scum that floats upon stagnant ponds, and I've never been happier, so I have to rely mostly on logic and observation these days to illustrate my points. Everything else is "grain of salt" material.
Take it easy,
Brian