Father Gabriele Amorth is chief exorcist at Vatican ; he claims over 70,000 exorcisms . He says the faithful believe `` in the power of exorcism to liberate from the devil And naturally , he tempts , above all , the religious leaders , so you should n't be surprised if the devil tempts those in the Vatican . '' Amorth : `` Pedophiles are not possessed by the devil but rather they have been seduced and corrupted by Satan, who has taken possession of them through their sexual desires for children or young men.
Father Gabriele Amorth is chief exorcist at Vatican ; he claims over 70,000 exorcisms . He says the faithful believe `` in the power of exorcism to liberate from the devil '' Amorth : `` Pedophiles are not possessed by the devil but rather they have been seduced and corrupted by Satan, who has taken possession of them through their sexual desires for children or young men.