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  2. Exorcism in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    In Roman Catholicism, exorcism is a sacramental [2] [3] but not a sacrament, unlike baptism or confession. Thus, one confession is more powerful than 1,000 exorcisms. [4] Unlike a sacrament, exorcism's "integrity and efficacy do not depend ... on the rigid use of an unchanging formula or on the ordered sequence of prescribed actions.

  3. Exorcism in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The act of exorcism is considered to be an incredibly dangerous spiritual task. The ritual assumes that possessed persons retain their free will, though the demon may hold control over their physical body, and involves prayers, blessings, and invocations with the use of the document Of Exorcisms and Certain Supplications. In the modern era ...

  4. 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.

  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. Julianne Hough breaks internet with exorcism-like video ... - AOL

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    Hough's writhing response to Amaral's treatment has sent shockwaves through social media, with some users even comparing her body's response to an exorcism. "This is demonic. The demon is trapped ...

  7. 'The Exorcist': The real-life horror stories behind the ... - AOL

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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.

  8. Exorcist - Wikipedia

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    In Christianity, exorcisms are a rite used to cast out demons from individuals deemed possessed.In training exorcists, ecumenical collaboration between Christians of various traditions, such as the Roman Catholic, the Lutheran and the Anglican denominations has occurred, as with a May 2019 exorcists' conference in Rome.

  9. 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 ...