This would be truly hilarious, if so many didn't fall for all this nonsense.

Who am I kidding...it is hilarious

the crucifix while he's laying hands on them, and maybe spit up some of that projectile pea soup at him.

Why?

ways to make it more interesting. I guess Hollywood has spoiled me. Healing people and casting out demons is nothing but theatre. It's fake when t.v. evangelists do it and it's fake when the Pope does it.

this article. I'm not sure if he did or he didn't, all I know is that if he did, it was a sham.

In the last few paragraphs they quote "exorcism experts" who swear that it was an exorcism, including one man who said he performed a "long exorcism" later on the same boy. I think the Vatican is trying to have it both ways here. They issue a denial for the people who aren't comfortable with the exorcism rite, while giving a wink to the true believers.

.. and liberal believers *still* think he's the cat's meow?

c'mon.. this guy is rick santorum with better P.R. handlers.

It is still a church teaching that a person can be possessed by a demon or devil.

http://ct.dio.org/diocesan-life/diocesan-life-articles/exorcism-is-last-catholic-rite-to-be-revised-after-vatican-council-ii.html

Yeah, just ignore that number on the calendar that says we are in the 21st century.

preachers who do this shit have a different attitude when a priest performs an exorcism. I don't care how sincere people who participate in exorcisms and faith-healings are, it's nothing but trickery and foolishness.