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 .
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 , they are tempted by the devil '' Priests from Ireland to Austria have been accused in growing child abuse scandal .