The Roman Catholic Church in Italy is reportedly dealing with a crisis of supernatural proportions. Demand for exorcists in Italy has tripled in recent years, according to Benigno Palilla, a priest and exorcist from Sicily who has taught training courses on exorcism for several years. Palilla told Vatican News in a Feb. 22 article that he believes about 500,000 cases of alleged demonic possession are now emerging in Italy annually. The priest attributed much of this demonic activity to rising dependence on fortune tellers and tarot card-readers ― practices he claimed “open the door to the devil and to possession,” according to a translation by The Local Italy. That’s why it’s important for exorcists to be approved by the church and receive intensive trainings.

Source: Huffington Post March 01, 2018 18:22 UTC