By Msgr. Stephen Rosetti
James was a severe alcoholic. After a serious illness that almost took his life, James stopped drinking. He vowed to return to his faith after having lapsed for a decade. However, when he started going back to the Catholic Mass, he began to have strange reactions.
Russell Crowe as Father Gabriele Amorth in The Pope’s Exorcist. (Courtesy of Sony Pictures Publicity)
The International Association of Exorcists (IAE) has released a statement criticizing the soon-to-be released Russel Crowe movie entitled, The Pope’s Exorcist, for what appears to be an inaccurate depiction of the Church, the priestly Father Gabriele Amorth, and exorcism in general.
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In Part I of this series, we discussed the curse – what it is and how it is typically imposed upon people. In this article, we will look at what to do if we suspect that we are the recipient of a curse.
By Msgr. Stephen Rossetti
“Julia” grew up in a good Catholic family. She went away to college and began dating a young man who was heavily engaged in the occult. She participated in these rituals and fell into other sinful behaviors as well.
An exorcist who will be teaching a course on exorcism in Rome this week says more and more bishops are becoming convinced of the need for exorcists to help their troubled flocks.
A film documenting an authentic exorcism by the late exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth will be released in New York and Los Angeles on April 20. If it’s anything like the newly released trailer, this is bound to be one of the most gripping 68 minutes of your life.
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Due to a threefold increase in demand for exorcisms in Italy alone, and concerns about the skill level of today’s exorcists, the Vatican is planning to hold an international conference next month aimed at training more priests to meet the demand.
A surge in demand for exorcisms in France by people who are merely anxious or trying to save their relationships has created a kind of private exorcism industry where self-made “priests” charge hundreds of dollars for their services.
William Friedkin, the legendary director of The Exorcist, recently filmed an actual exorcism and when asked what it was like he said it was “terrifying” and it shook him to his core.
A Rome-trained exorcist from the Archdiocese of Manila has put out a call to the bishops in his country to appoint more exorcists to handle an ever-growing number of cases.
