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  2. Exorcism in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The priest who led this exorcism was Fr. Theophilus Riesinger. 1949 — Roland Doe was allegedly possessed and underwent an exorcism. The events later inspired the novel and film The Exorcist. 1975–1976 — Anneliese Michel was a woman from Germany who underwent 67 exorcisms, which inspired the films The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Requiem. In ...

  3. Exorcism - Wikipedia

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    Exorcising a Mute by Gustave Doré, 1865. In Christianity, exorcism is the practice of casting out or getting rid of demons.In Christian practice, the person performing the exorcism, known as an exorcist, is a member of a Christian Church, or an individual thought to be graced with special powers or skills.

  4. American Exorcism - Wikipedia

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    American Exorcism discusses the history and popular culture representation of exorcism in the United States, juxtaposed with Cuneo's experience attending over 50 exorcisms in person. Through his research, Cuneo highlights important figures, such as Malachi Martin , Frank and Ida B. Hammond, and Peter Blatty, as well topics such as the ...

  5. Today's Church is possessed by dogma, ideology and privilege ...

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    By verse 25, he’s performed an exorcism, which usually gets most of our attention when we read Mark 1:21-28. But what we should know by now is that the miracle is never the point of the story.

  6. Exorcism in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    In Christianity, exorcism involves the practice of casting out one or more demons from a person whom they are believed to have possessed.The person performing the exorcism, known as an exorcist, is often a member of the Christian Church, or an individual thought to be graced with special powers or skills.

  7. Exorcist - Wikipedia

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    Text previously attributed to a fourth Council of Carthage (398), now identified as a collection called Statuta Ecclesiæ Antiqua, prescribes in its seventh canon the rite of ordination of such an exorcist: the bishop is to give him the book containing the formulae of exorcism, saying, "Receive, and commit to memory, and possess the power of ...

  8. Is “The Exorcist” based on a true story? All about “Roland ...

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    The Catholic Church later updated its guidelines for exorcism in 1999, listing the symptoms of demonic possession — which include unusual strength and knowledge of unknown languages, like in the ...

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    It's worth noting that Blatty was inspired to write the book after hearing about a real-life exorcism — the 1949 case of "Roland Doe," who received multiple Catholic Church-administered exorcisms.