Who does exorcisms?

Answer 1

Here in northeastern NC, I have heard of a pastor in one of my hometown's assemblies (as it is not a church per se) the pastor strapped a child to a chair and tried to exorcise the demon, only to realize that he was autistic! Sorry, I couldn't resist! But seriously, Christ and His Apostles did exorcisms, as the demons actually knew and heard of Christ, Paul, and Peter, because of the many exorcisms that they had performed. Exorcism just means to cast out a demon, which is what Christ did with the maniac of Geddara.

Answer 2

A:Exorcism is a practice that claims to drive evil spirits or demons out of a person, to relieve alleged symptoms of mental illnesses or other unusual behaviour. However, we now know conclusively that mental illnesses and unusual behaviour are not caused by spirits. Belief in possession by evil spirits has not entirely died out and a few people sometimes still take part in "exorcisms", whether for entertainment, financial gain or out of misplaced piety. However, no one can exorcise demons because possession by demons does not exist. Rituals of exorcism, when undertaken in a misguided attempt to assist a mentally ill person, are dangerous - not because demons exist, but because proper medical help is delayed. Rituals of exorcism, if undertaken in a misguided attempt to force a vulnerable person to return to a religious community, would be a gross violation of human rights.

Answer 3

Normally a priest who is trained in the process and appointed by his bishop performs exorcisms.