The Rite of Exorcism (2014) Filmed inside Vatican-approved training programs this Italian documentary offers an official look at how priests are taught to identify and combat demonic possession. It includes classroom instruction psychological screening and supervised rituals. Experts stress the need to rule out mental illness first. The film features real exorcists discussing signs like aversion to sacred objects and speaking unknown languages. While no full exorcism is shown it validates the Church’s structured approach. Scholars appreciate its transparency. For believers it affirms institutional authority; for skeptics it demonstrates ritual persistence in science-dominated times. A rare insider perspective on organized religion’s response to supernatural crisis.
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