The Pope’s Exorcist: 101 Questions About Fr. Gabriele Amorth

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Siebert, who teaches film at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and runs the college’s film production company, had no motion picture credits to his name and wondered at the time: “What have I gone and done?” It gave me many insights into the devil—satan—and his minions and the various ways they work to ensnare human beings, hang on to them once they have been trapped, continue to haunt them even after they have been exorcised and all the damage they can do if an exorcism is not done properly. What I mean by "Exorcism 101" is that Fr. Amorth's book does not place a special emphasis on just a single aspect of exorcism. Rather, it touches on many factors: the nature of Christ, the angels, and the demons; forms and characteristics of diabolic activities; and the basic theories of exorcism---what it is, who can do it, when should it be done, why it should it be done, and how it should be done. Amorth was born in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy on 1 May 1925. [4] He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1954 and was appointed an exorcist of the Diocese of Rome in June 1986, under the tutelage of Candido Amantini. [5] He was a member of the Society of St. Paul, the congregation founded by Giacomo Alberione in 1914. In 1990, he founded the International Association of Exorcists and was president until his retirement in 2000. [6] Demons do manifest in a session and the exorcist faces an incredibly evil visage that no human can mimic,” he said. “Things do fly across the room. Demons engage in antics like immature 12-year-olds trying to scare you.”

Kit, Borys (June 27, 2022). "Russell Crowe to Star in Supernatural Thriller The Pope's Exorcist (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022 . Retrieved June 28, 2022.The Pope's Exorcist' Sequel in Early Development!". Bloody Disgusting. April 25, 2023. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023 . Retrieved April 27, 2023.

a b Squires, John (January 27, 2023). " The Pope's Exorcist – The Witch Star Ralph Ineson Will Voice the Film's Demon [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023 . Retrieved February 7, 2023. Today, he heaves a sigh of relief as a version of Amorth’s life unfurls on the big screen as “The Pope’s Exorcist,” starring Oscar-winner Russell Crowe in the titular role. It opens in U.S. theaters Friday. Clearly Amorth wanted to help people. He performed exorcisms to do so. The result, as he hopes, is for a better Catholic life. Although he admits some Protestants are more inclined to fight demons than Catholics, he's rigid in the way that it can be done. Only a bishop or the bishop's priestly appointee can do an exorcism. Or a Protestant. He doesn't seem bothered by his own inconsistency. Amorth, Gabriele (2006). Dietro un sorriso: Beata Alexandrina Maria Da Costa. Leumann [Rivoli!]: [Elledici]. ISBN 88-01-03477-6. OCLC 955992744.

In his original 1973 review of " The Exorcist," Roger Ebert wrote about how right it was to cast the role of the older priest battling evil with the great character actor Max von Sydow: "He has been through so many religious and metaphysical crises in Ingmar Bergman’s films that he almost seems to belong on a theological battlefield the way John Wayne belonged on a horse." Should you start to worry about the notion that facts are subjective and wonder if maybe there are alternative explanations for these utterly diverse phenomena - beware! Those who don't believe in the devil only provide proof of his existence. Demonology". The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV. New Advent - Catholic Encyclopedia. January 1908 . Retrieved 2007-03-03. Hooper, John (2016-09-26). "Father Gabriele Amorth obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-07-09.

The Pope’s Exorcist presents many mechanisms confirmed by Gabriele Amorth in his books. For example, it is true that people possessed by demons can speak languages that those individuals never studied; they can deceive the interlocutors by leveraging on their sins and guilts, mixing lies with some truths to confuse them; it is also true that they can expel objects from their body, as it happens in the movie with the bird that comes out of the kid’s mouth. Those aspects, well presented in The Pope’s Exorcist, can be recognized in the true story of the exorcisms performed by Gabriel Amorth in his real life. Edward Peters, a professor of canon law, finds Amorth's claim to have personally performed 30,000 exorcisms over nine years "astounding." Even accepting Amorth's claim that only 94 of his 30,000 exorcisms represented full-blown possession, that would have required roughly one case a month to be thoroughly examined and processed over nine years with hardly a break. [14] The work of Father Amorth was controversial during his lifetime. The International Association of Exorcists took some time to gain papal endorsement from John Paul II. Even now it is recognised as a “ private association of the Christian faithful” rather than a group coordinated by ecclesiastical authorities. an honest (neither exaggerating nor underestimating) description about the nature of demons and demonic activities; It is not meant to scare or titillate, but to inform from Father Amorth’s extensive experience as an exorcist. Fr. Amorth credits his great teacher and mentor, Father Candido Amantini, a Passionist priest, with bringing him into this ministry which he was totally unprepared for and learned as he went along.

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Because The Exorcist showed that the church appeared to hold some power in the struggle between good and evil, it was welcomed by those scandalised by Rosemary’s Baby, released five years earlier. American religious censorship group the Catholic Legion of Decency forbade the faithful from watching Roman Polanski’s drama about a young woman, played by Mia Farrow, who is impregnated by the devil.

In April 2023, a sequel was announced to be in early development. Crowe is expected to reprise his role. [43] See also [ edit ] Most of these disastrous rites are carried out by misguided family members or neighbours, rather than religious ministers. There are no reported cases of any Roman Catholic priests ever being involved in such an incident. The biography also delves into the broader societal implications of this detachment from faith. In an age where good and evil are seen as outdated constructs, Agasso reflects on the rise of alternative spiritual practices and highlights the dangers of a society that dismisses the dichotomy of good and evil.

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Amorth was born May 1, 1925, in Modena, Italy. His family were devout Catholics, though Amorth admitted he would often fall asleep under the pews during mass as a child. Amorth, Gabriele (2016). An exorcist explains the demonic: the antics of Satan and his army of fallen angels. Stefano Stimamiglio, Charlotte J. Fasi. Manchester, New Hampshire. ISBN 978-1-62282-345-1. OCLC 945745738. {{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) In the "The Pope's Exorcist," set in 1987, Crowe's Amorth heads to Spain with his apprentice, a younger priest, tasked with investigating a young boy's possession. There he uncovers a "centuries-old conspiracy" that the Vatican has tried to cover up in a plot that appears to channel The Da Vinci Code, Indiana Jones and numerous buddy-cop movies.