An Exorcist Explains the Demonic
by Fr Gabriele Amorth, Sophia Institute Press, £12
Fr Amorth, famous as the late chief exorcist of Rome, wrote this book with a priest-confrère before he died this year. It sums up his experiences, recorded in earlier writings, about facing “the antics of Satan and his army of fallen angels”.
Of particular interest is his view of ghosts, or “wandering souls”. Their status is still “unresolved” by the Church, though he personally thinks they are evil spirits in disguise. Anyone who has ever wondered about the diabolic or dabbled in the occult should read this straightforward account of demonic activity. On the question “Do the sins of our ancestors affect our life?” Amorth writes simply: “It is always opportune to celebrate Mass for our dear deceased.”
