The rite of exorcism has been around for thousands of years and is practiced by a variety of religions.
Since 250 Ad, a special group of Catholic clergy, known as exorcists, has received special training to evict demons from people.
Prior to the 1970s, opinions on the practice landed somewhere between faith and superstition, depending on one’s world view and religion.
But that was before it became the subject of a major Hollywood film.In 1973, William Friedkin’s film “The Exorcist” blended the rite of exorcism with green pea soup and a levitating 12-year-old, and it shook audiences to their core….The post The Pope’s Exorcist: Everything We Know So Far About the Russell Crowe Supernatural Thriller appeared first on /Film.
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