The
Catholic Church's top exorcist, who claims to have sent 160,000 demons
back to hell, says he wants Pope Francis to allow all priests to start
performing the ritual to deal with a rising demand for exorcisms from
the faithful.
Father Gabriele Amorth, 88, who also heads the International Association of Exorcists, told The Sunday Times that he will ask Pope Francis to allow all priests the right to do exorcisms without the church's approval. According to the report, priests currently need special approval from their bishop to perform the rite and it is rarely granted.
"I will ask the pope to give all priests the power to carry out exorcisms, and to ensure priests are properly trained for these starting with the seminary. There's a huge demand for them," said Father Amorth.
Father Gabriele Amorth, 88, who also heads the International Association of Exorcists, told The Sunday Times that he will ask Pope Francis to allow all priests the right to do exorcisms without the church's approval. According to the report, priests currently need special approval from their bishop to perform the rite and it is rarely granted.
"I will ask the pope to give all priests the power to carry out exorcisms, and to ensure priests are properly trained for these starting with the seminary. There's a huge demand for them," said Father Amorth.
He
explained that he was inspired to make the request after watching Pope
Francis perform what he insists was an exorcism on a man "possessed by
four demons" in St. Peter's Square. "The pope is also the Bishop
of Rome, and like any bishop he is also an exorcist," Amorth reportedly
told La Repubblica newspaper. "It was a real exorcism. If the Vatican
has denied this, it shows that they understand nothing.""There
was now, more than ever, a need for exorcists to combat people possessed
by 'sorcerers' and 'Satanists,'" he noted in that report. http://global.christianpost.com/news/catholic-churchs-top-exorcist-claims-he-rid-world-of-160000-demons-96794/
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