The following episode includes descriptions of violence against women and children through real-life

cases of exorcisms. Listen to discretion is strongly advised. In 1999, the Catholic Church made a major

update. You see, they have rules about exorcisms, and they hadn't been changed since 1614.

The point of it was to address an important issue.

What is the difference between demonic possession and psychological or physical illness?

If someone is displaying signs like what we see in the movies, like twisting, yelling out curse words, hurting others or themselves,

would a priest automatically assume that they were being possessed by the devil?

Maybe some other demonic entity by default?

And if they displayed multiple personalities, was that considered grounds to perform an exorcism?

That's what changed. Now you must roll out causes, so they're going to work with teams

of doctors, psychologists, and psychiatrists to roll out everything. After all, you might

have a case such as epilepsy or schizophrenia and not something supernatural.

If nothing else worked, they would begin what they call deliverance prayers.

And if those don't work, then a major exorcism was next.

And that would be sort of a last resort.

But not everyone follows these rules. and that would be sort of a last resort.

But not everyone follows these rules.

Things that go from simple things like what a priest must wear, tools to use, and such,

to the actual process and things to say.

But in 2005, a Romanian priest and four nuns were standing before a judge, receiving sentencing.

14 years in jail for the priest, and the nuns receiving between 5 to 8 years each.

The reason?

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