Word “Exorcism is derived from the Greek preposition ek with the verb horkizo which implies “I cause (someone) to swear”. Technically, exorcism is not the act of casting out the Devil or a demon, but places the Devil or demon on oath.Exorcism is conceived of as the rite of driving out the devil and his demons from possessed persons. There is a difference between spiritual and demonic possession, however both […]

Accounts of the 14-year-old’s exorcism at a house in Missouri (pictured) in 1949 are based on diary extracts by Father Raymond Bishop, one of the Jesuit priests who performed the exorcism. One diary entry, dated 11 April 1949, reads: ‘At midnight, the Fathers planned to give (Roland) Holy Communion, but Satan would have no part of it. The word HELLO was printed on his chest and thigh.’ It was a […]