It's been so long since I heard a Fr. Pfeiffer sermon, I'd forgotten about that grunting!  I always found it exceedingly annoying.  I had wondered if it was some sort of speech defect.  

His mother said it started in seminary but has gotten progressively worse the last decade or so.

I agree with those who hypothesize that Tourettes is related to magnesium deficiency.

I can testify AS FACT that the diet at STAS during the time he and I were there ... was absolutely ATROCIOUS.  Seminarians look ghostly pale and emaciated, malnourished ... and not from fasting.

I have a daughter (now 17) who developed some bad facial/neck tics when she was about 11.  We gave her magnesium supplements, and it cleared up entirely within a few weeks.

Sorry, no proof for you.  Was an oral conversation with him.

Was Fr. Ripperger speaking of Fr. Pfeiffer specifically, having heard him?  Or was he speaking in general about grunting being part of possession? 

Was Fr. Ripperger speaking of Fr. Pfeiffer specifically, having heard him?  Or was he speaking in general about grunting being part of possession?

He was speaking specifically about Fr. Pfeiffer, having heard him.

During his time in OLMC, Fr. Hewko developed a distracting verbal habit of constantly clearing his throat.  Maybe it’s the water in Boston, or PTM cursed the well?  I believe he may have put things in or said spells over food.  He’s constantly in the kitchen, opening refrigerators, freezer, cabinets, the oven, microwave.  He insists upon supervising other’s cooking and tastes Fr.’s food.  Anytime I’ve been there, Pablo insisted upon giving me food, getting me to taste foods, or putting food in my car so I don’t have to stop in restaurants as if I couldn’t go for an hour without stopping in a restaurant!  If I said no, he’d sulk and pout like a six year old little girl.  It was just plain creepy.  
As for Fr. Pfeiffer’s tics or whatever they are, they’re very noticeable when he’s dog-tired, which is most of the time.  His daily routine or ‘rule of life’ is non-existent.  That is the cause of his weight gain, so far as I can see.  Overweight does run in his family.  I’ve not seen him in years, but his father was quite heavy.  Mrs. Pfeiffer is the opposite, thin as a rail!  Fr. Joe must take after his father and Fr. Tim after his mother.  Pablo is a pretty pudgy Mexican.  
As for this Bishop Pfeiffer nonsense, I don’t know if it’s valid, don’t have the ability or inclination to learn.  I do know it’s ego and presumption, not blessed by God.  He has no authority other than himself, which makes him essentially a Protestant, grunting or otherwise.
I can’t understand why anyone would think he will receive a good priestly formation.  

P.S. People believe Fr. Ripperger because he leads a holy life and offers Mass reverently.  

During his time in OLMC, Fr. Hewko developed a distracting verbal habit of constantly clearing his throat.  Maybe it’s the water in Boston, or PTM cursed the well?  I believe he may have put things in or said spells over food.  He’s constantly in the kitchen, opening refrigerators, freezer, cabinets, the oven, microwave.  He insists upon supervising other’s cooking and tastes Fr.’s food.  Anytime I’ve been there, Pablo insisted upon giving me food, getting me to taste foods, or putting food in my car so I don’t have to stop in restaurants as if I couldn’t go for an hour without stopping in a restaurant!  If I said no, he’d sulk and pout like a six year old little girl.  It was just plain creepy.  
As for Fr. Pfeiffer’s tics or whatever they are, they’re very noticeable when he’s dog-tired, which is most of the time.  His daily routine or ‘rule of life’ is non-existent.  That is the cause of his weight gain, so far as I can see.  Overweight does run in his family.  I’ve not seen him in years, but his father was quite heavy.  Mrs. Pfeiffer is the opposite, thin as a rail!  Fr. Joe must take after his father and Fr. Tim after his mother.  Pablo is a pretty pudgy Mexican.  
As for this Bishop Pfeiffer nonsense, I don’t know if it’s valid, don’t have the ability or inclination to learn.  I do know it’s ego and presumption, not blessed by God.  He has no authority other than himself, which makes him essentially a Protestant, grunting or otherwise.
I can’t understand why anyone would think he will receive a good priestly formation.  

P.S. People believe Fr. Ripperger because he leads a holy life and offers Mass reverently.  

I never noticed fr. Hewko's throat clearing.
PTM is all about control, of any kind, of everyone he can.
As for Fr. Pfeiffer being a bishop, that is for him to prove it was done correctly the second time, because it sure wasn't right the first time.  
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Fr. Ripperger is also a trained exorcist.

I get the impression people believe the opinion attributed to Fr. Ripperger. Why?

Isn't it strange that someone would jump to diagnose possession based on verbal tics he has supposedly had since youth?

That’s a good point.  

Could we call Father Ripperger Catholic Resistance?  

Does he ever rhetorically slam Francis?

Who can we really trust nowadays?

Father Ripperger lectures on demons, generational spirits and the occult surpasses even Fr. Malachi Martin.