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Catholic Exorcists Say They Are Overloaded With 'Possessed' People

A survey of 120 Italian exorcists by the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, a Vatican-approved university in Rome, found that they were overwhelmed by a growing number of "possessed" people. Researcher Giuseppe Frau said that some exorcists were seeing 30 to 50 cases a day.

There are 290 exorcists in Italy, the study said.

Participants in the Vatican university survey claimed that satanic possession could be distinguished by signs including vomiting, unusual physical strength and a sudden capacity to speak ancient languages such as Latin, Hebrew or Aramaic.

Pope Francis has endorsed the practice of exorcism and formally recognized the International Association of Exorcists in 2014. More recently, he said during a devotion in 2021 that "Christ's entire ministry is a struggle against the evil one in its many manifestations: healing from illnesses, exorcisms of the possessed, forgiveness of sins."

https://www.newsweek.com/catholica-exorc...le-1712382

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