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  2. Exorcism in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The exorcisms that they performed were, according to Contemporary American Religion, "clandestine, underground affairs, undertaken without the approval of the Catholic Church and without the rigorous psychological screening that the church required. In subsequent years, the Church took more aggressive action on the demon-expulsion front.

  3. Exorcism - Wikipedia

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    Requested and performed exorcisms began to decline in the United States by the 18th century, and occurred rarely until the latter half of the 20th century when the public saw a sharp rise due to the media attention exorcisms received. There was "a 50% increase in the number of exorcisms performed between the early 1960s and the mid-1970s". [7]

  4. 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 believe to have been possessd by demons. 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.

  5. Anneliese Michel - Wikipedia

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    The exorcism was covered in the podcast My Favorite Murder in the episode "The Devil's Number". The Last Podcast on the Left covered Michel's story in episodes 473 and 474. The video game Faith: The Unholy Trinity uses audio from the exorcism tapes for a boss fight. The song "Anneliese" by the Scottish band Hellripper is inspired by the events.

  6. Gabriele Amorth - Wikipedia

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    In March 2010, he said the number had increased to 70,000. By May 2013, he said he had performed 160,000 exorcisms in the course of his ministry. [11] According to Amorth, each exorcism does not represent a victim of possession, but rather each exorcism is counted as a prayer or ritual alone; some possessed victims required hundreds of exorcisms.

  7. 'The Pope’s Exorcist's Father Amorth Was A Very Real Person

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    During his tenure, Amorth claimed to have done over 50,000 exorcisms. Vanity Fair followed Amorth during one exorcism, and noted that he urges many people to see a psychiatrist or doctor first ...

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

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    Demand for exorcisms boomed in the wake of the film, along with a crop of renegade priests willing to perform the ritual without the Church's approval. The Catholic Church later updated its ...

  9. Nurse tries to perform exorcism on inmate having seizure at ...

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    A county jail nurse in Oklahoma is facing possible criminal charges after witnesses allege she performed an exorcism on an inmate who was having a seizure. Jail employees said the nurse, Linda ...