A Priest Weighs in on the realness of the show 'The Exorcist'!
In the Friday, Oct. 13, episode of Fox’s “The Exorcist,” called “Unclean,” defrocked priest (but still a priest, regardless of what he says) Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels) and Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera) deal with a girl whose mother claims she is possessed.
Or is she?
Not everyone displaying aberrant behavior is possessed — in fact, most people aren’t. But there are signs to watch for, and Fox supplied this helpful video:
I checked in with Father Vince Kuna, C.S.C., a Holy Cross priest and filmmaker, to run down the list and see if it’s all true. Here’s what he had to say:
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In the Friday, Oct. 13, episode of Fox’s “The Exorcist,” called “Unclean,” defrocked priest (but still a priest, regardless of what he says) Marcus Keane (Ben Daniels) and Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera) deal with a girl whose mother claims she is possessed.
Or is she?
Not everyone displaying aberrant behavior is possessed — in fact, most people aren’t. But there are signs to watch for, and Fox supplied this helpful video:
I checked in with Father Vince Kuna, C.S.C., a Holy Cross priest and filmmaker, to run down the list and see if it’s all true. Here’s what he had to say:
- Supernatural strength: YES. This would also include the ability to levitate. (An ability also attributed to a few of the saints as well.)
- Impossible Knowledge: YES. Within a demonic spirit’s capacity of hidden knowledge is the knowledge of one’s sins — including those of the exorcist. This is why it is always important for an exorcist team to go to confession prior to performing an exorcism. Absolution — when the priest, through the power of Christ, forgives confessed sins — wipes out the possessed person’s knowledge of the exorcist’s sins.
- Speaking in Tongues: KINDA. This should be more properly understood as a possessed person speaking actual languages they would have no prior knowledge of, not just babbling nonsense. Especially, if someone busts out fluency in dead languages such as Sanskrit, that’s a pretty sure sign of possession.
- Fear of Religious Icons: YES. Aversion to religious objects is a final indicator. Although, a wizened Demonic spirit numbed to images of Christ might react indifferently rather than negatively.
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