The Catholic Church is worried about the increasing number of exorcisms being performed by its priests, with Italy alone receiving 500,000 requests per year. Vatican conferences in 2018 discussed Satanism, the need for more priests, and better training for exorcists. Father Cesare Truqui noted a lack of young priests willing to learn about demonic possession. Father Gabriele Amorth, who performed tens of thousands of exorcisms, claimed to have seen demon-possessed people throw up glass and iron and believed the Devil had entered the Vatican. Father Paolo Carlin spoke about signs of possession, including aversion to sacred objects, abnormal strength, and knowledge of ancient languages.
The Catholic Church is concerned about the number of exorcisms its priests are called upon to perform. In recent years this figure has tripled, and now in Italy alone about 500,000 requests are made each year. Vatican conferences were held in Palermo and Rome in 2018 to discuss Satanism, the need for more priests, and to provide better training for those seeking to free people from demonic possession. Father Cesare Truqui, considered one of the world’s leading exorcists, told the assembled priests that “there are no longer young priests willing to learn the doctrine and practice of the liberation of souls.”
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Father Gabriele Amorth, an Italian priest who died in 2016 at the age of 91, was the exorcist of the diocese of Rome, performing tens of thousands of exorcisms over the years.
Father Amorth claimed to have seen demon-possessed people throw up shards of glass and pieces of iron. He often claimed that the Devil actually entered the Vatican.
Father Paolo Carlin told conference attendees about signs of possession, including a “furious aversion” to sacred objects, abnormal strength, and knowledge of obscure ancient languages.
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