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The True Story Behind the Exorcist Part 2

The True Story Behind the Exorcist Part 2

Astonishing Legends vor 4 Jahren

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We've probably all seen exorcisms performed in movies and TV, but
how accurate are those portrayals? Are they really as ferociously
terrifying as these shows would have us believe? Where did the
writers get their ideas and details about what actually takes
place during an exorcism? The Roman Catholic Church has only one
sanctioned procedure, and it's in the 23 pages of "The Great
Exorcism Rite" contained within the Rituale Romanum.
Compiled in 1614 at the request of Pope Paul V, with minor
updates added in 1952 and 1999, it is still the only rite used to
this day. With this sacrament guiding the Jesuit's efforts
recorded in the "Exorcist's Diary" documenting the exorcism of
Ronnie Hunkeler, it can be argued that this account is the
inspiration for most everything portrayed in entertainment media.
And therefore mostly informing what the general public has seen
and knows about an authentic exorcism. Tonight in Part Two of our
series, you'll hear about some of the actual occurrences that
took place, and it is not for the faint of heart. While the
priests can orchestrate the ritual, they cannot engineer the
actions of the seemingly possessed, and the events are often
intensely unsettling, no matter what one believes. For the
skeptic and faithful alike, witnessing an exorcism in person
would chill anyone to the core of their soul.

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