Father Gabriele Amorth is chief exorcist at Vatican ; he claims over 200 exorcisms . He says the faithful believe ` ` in the power of exorcism to liberate from the devil '' ' : ` ` people are not possessed by the devil , they are possessed by the devil `` I have carried out exorcisms on some priests who had been molested by the devil , '' he said , without going into details . '' Priests from Ireland to Austria have been accused in growing child abuse cases .
Father Gabriele Amorth is chief exorcist at Vatican ; he claims over 200 exorcisms . He says the faithful believe ` ` in the power of exorcism to liberate from the devil '' ' : ` ` people are not possessed by the devil , they are possessed by the devil '' Priests from Ireland to Austria have been accused in growing child abuse cases .