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The Reverend Dr. Father Malachi Brendan Martin ( July 23 , 1921 – July 27 , 1999 ) was a Roman Catholic Priest and a former Jesuit . He became a popular author and speaker upon various fringe topics. He was a brother of the Irish historian F. X. Martin. LIFE Martin was born in County Kerry, Ireland and studied at the Catholic University Of Louvain in Belgium . There he received doctorates in the Semitic Languages, Archeology and Oriental History. Subsequently, he studied at Oxford and at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He was ordained to the Priesthood on August 15 , 1954 . From 1958 to 1964 he served the Holy See at the Vatican in Rome . Martin was the private secretary of Augustin Cardinal Bea in Rome and lived and worked at the Vatican for many years. According to his book ''Hostage to the Devil'', he assisted in several Exorcism s while a priest. A traditionalist, Martin was dissatisfied with the reforms of the Second Vatican Council . As early as 1964, one year before the final close of the Council, Pope Paul VI released Father Martin from the vows of poverty and obedience in the Jesuit Order, but confirmed his vow of celibacy. WRITINGS Martin's writings cover a range of fringe topics Exorcisms , Satanism , Liberation Theology , the Tridentine liturgy, obscure points of Catholic dogma and the geopolitical importance of the Pope , and those who allegedly wished to topple him. His books frequently present a dark view of the present state of the world, invoking at every turn, dark spirits, conspiracy, betrayal, blasphemy, heresy, widespread sexual perversion, selfishness, and demonic possession, each being asserted as rife throughout the Catholic Church, from its lowest levels up to its highest. Despite this prevailing paranoia, his exposition can be forceful, with the appearance of considerable intelligence and authority. CONTROVERSY The authenticity of Malachi Martin's writings and viewpoints was seriously questioned by the book ''Clerical Error: A True Story'' by Robert Blair Kaiser , Time Magazine´s former Vatican correspondent. In this book, Kaiser accuses Martin of carrying on an extramarital affair with his wife and for being a notorious womanizer during his time in Rome, as well as a liar and fantasist. Supporters counter that his writings concerning exorcism are in line with similar writings by Father Gabriele Amorth , the current Roman Catholic exorcist of Rome. END OF LIFE During the end of his life Martin produced numerous fictional and non-fictional literary works, which became widely spread throughout out the world. He died at his appartment in Manhattan , New York , where he had lived most of the time since the 1960s . Martin, though seemingly laicized by Paul VI, continued to offer Mass and exercise a private priestly ministry. He died unexpectedly in 1999 . His funeral wake took place in St. Anthony of Padua Chapel of West Orange, New Jersey. Requiem Mass for his repose was offered by the Late Father Paul A. Wickens (April 14, 1930- July 8, 2004) BOOKS
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