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Father Gabriele Amorth, head of the International Association of Exorcists, wants the current rules requiring all priests to obtain permission to perform exorcisms from their bishop to be relaxed.
Father Amorth, who claims he has carried out 160,000 exorcisms, said his request has been prompted by Pope Francis performing an what he insists was an exorcism on a Mexican man 'possessed by four demons'.
Father Amorth, 88, told La Repubblica newspaper 'The Pope is also the Bishop of Rome, and like any bishop he is also an exorcist.'
Those who dismiss exorcism as superstition were wrong he insisted. ‘There was now, more than ever, a need for exorcists to combat people possessed by "sorcerers" and "Satanists".'
Father Amorth claimed Pope John Paul II had been a powerful exorcist. He said: 'John Paul II fought many times against Satan.
'Even though he is dead, he is still present today in many exorcisms. If you cite his name during an exorcism, the person who is possessed actually froths at the mouth in fury.'
Father Amorth is known for his outspoken personality and criticised both yoga and Harry Potter.
He said:'Practising yoga brings evil as does reading Harry Potter. Yoga is the Devil's work. You think you are doing it for stretching your mind and body but it leads to Hinduism. All these oriental religions are based on the false belief of reincarnation.'
Father Amorth, ordained a priest in 1954, gave an interview to Vatican Radio in which he said that Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin were both possessed by the Devil.
### so this old fool ordained in 1954........160,000 demons exorcised in 59 years leh.......so 7.4 demons exorcised every single day for 59 years leh.............
Father Amorth, who claims he has carried out 160,000 exorcisms, said his request has been prompted by Pope Francis performing an what he insists was an exorcism on a Mexican man 'possessed by four demons'.
Father Amorth, 88, told La Repubblica newspaper 'The Pope is also the Bishop of Rome, and like any bishop he is also an exorcist.'
Those who dismiss exorcism as superstition were wrong he insisted. ‘There was now, more than ever, a need for exorcists to combat people possessed by "sorcerers" and "Satanists".'
Father Amorth claimed Pope John Paul II had been a powerful exorcist. He said: 'John Paul II fought many times against Satan.
'Even though he is dead, he is still present today in many exorcisms. If you cite his name during an exorcism, the person who is possessed actually froths at the mouth in fury.'
Father Amorth is known for his outspoken personality and criticised both yoga and Harry Potter.
He said:'Practising yoga brings evil as does reading Harry Potter. Yoga is the Devil's work. You think you are doing it for stretching your mind and body but it leads to Hinduism. All these oriental religions are based on the false belief of reincarnation.'
Father Amorth, ordained a priest in 1954, gave an interview to Vatican Radio in which he said that Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin were both possessed by the Devil.
### so this old fool ordained in 1954........160,000 demons exorcised in 59 years leh.......so 7.4 demons exorcised every single day for 59 years leh.............
