Exorcism exposed From: St. Joseph News-Press | Date: January 19, 2002| Author: JULIE K. BUZBEE | Copyright 2002 St. Joseph News-Press. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Just saying the word "exorcism" gets people's attention, but most of us don't know or understand the truth behind the ancient rite that's still a part of the liturgical tradition of the Roman Catholic Church and some other denominations.

Interest in exorcism - the rite of driving out the devil and his demons from possessed persons -- has increased since the movie "The Exorcist," based on William Peter Blatty's novel, was released in 1973 and re-released in late 2000. Exorcisms were com...

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