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An exorcist is a person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or other demons. This list consists of notable people who have been known or been publicly recognized as performing exorcism This list consists of notable people who have been known or been publicly recognized as performing exorcism
Vincent Lampert (born 1963) is an American Catholic priest and the designated exorcist of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Father Lampert was appointed to become an exorcist by Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlien. [1] He is one of the few exorcists known to use social media like Twitter (@FrVinceLampert) on a regular basis. [2]
In the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, priests intervene and perform exorcisms on behalf of those believed to be afflicted by demons or buda. According to a 2010 Pew Research Center study, 74% of Christians in Ethiopia claim to have experienced or witnessed an exorcism. [51] Demon-possessed persons are brought to a church or prayer meeting ...
In the exorcism procedure the person possessed may be restrained so that, in the view of the Church, they do not harm themselves or any person present. The exorcist then prays and commands for the demons to retreat. The Catholic priest recites certain prayers – the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and the Athanasian Creed.
An exorcist priest must have the permission of his bishop to join the group. Within the Roman Catholic Church a priest may only perform an exorcism with the express consent of his bishop or local ordinary, [ 6 ] and only, to the extent necessary, after an examination of the patient by doctors and psychiatrists in order to determine that the ...
The documentary movie Exorcism of Anneliese Michel [87] (in Polish, with English subtitles) features the original audio tapes from the exorcism. The two priests and her parents were convicted of negligent manslaughter for failing to call a medical doctor to address her eating disorder as she died weighing only 68 pounds (31 kg). [88]
The account of the prominent African evangelist TB Joshua was shut down on April 12 after the human rights group openDemocracy alerted YouTube about possible hate speech violations.
Father Stephen Imbarrato, known as the "Protest Priest", is an American anti-abortion activist and a retired Catholic priest of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Imbarrato is a former pastoral consultant for Priests for Life .