Father Gabriele Amorth is chief exorcist at Austria ; 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 '' People of prayer , holy people , I do n't see any evil . '' Priests from Austria to Vatican have been accused in growing child abuse scandal .
Father Gabriele Amorth is chief exorcist at Austria ; 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 Austria to Vatican have been accused in growing child abuse scandal .