(ABC 27) – ‘The Exorcist’ was a classic and creepy movie in 1973. But demonic possession is not just the stuff of Hollywood. Every Catholic diocese in the world is concerned about evil spirits in 2020 and they’ve all been instructed to name a priest to combat them. ABC27 recently sat down with the man tasked with denying the demonic in the Harrisburg diocese. Knoebel’s Amusement Park might be its most famous attraction but Elysburg is home to a lesser-known haunt — and its chaplain is Father John Szada.
Szada delivers mass every morning in Latin. “It’s an experience of holiness, an experience of silence, an experience of union with God,” he said. Helping believers find God is one part of Szada’s job, another… chasing away the devil. “[The] bishop said to me, ‘I have something I have to tell you. I’d like you to be my exorcist.’ That was it. Literally that was it,” Szada recalled.
That was in 2011. There were only around 15 exorcists in America then, but there are now over a hundred who attend a yearly conference in the U.S. to share tips and trade secrets. Every two years, it’s off to Rome for the International Conference of Exorcists, a group enthusiastically endorsed by Pope Francis. FULL REPORT
It’s the Name and the Blood of Jesus that the Demons don’t like, spoken by someone who is Born again and is a Committed Christian.