09-05-2013, 11:46 PM
This story is so disturbing and sad, I'm not sure if I should be posting this.
The movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose was inspired by the real case of Anneliese Michel:
Anneliese suffered from severe psychological problems and because doctors were unable to treat her, her parents resorted to religion.
She was submitted to an exorcism that lasted for over a month and eventually died of starvation.
I have to agree with the skeptics on this one: I don't think this was a genuine possession. I believe the Vatican refused to grant her an exorcism and, in fact, not all symptoms of a true possession are there (e.g. no use of foreign languages). This seems to be a tragic combination of severe psychological problems and some sort of rebellion against a strict (fanatic?) Catholic upbringing. But who knows?
Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's lead exorcist, believes this was a real possession, though.
The movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose was inspired by the real case of Anneliese Michel:
Anneliese suffered from severe psychological problems and because doctors were unable to treat her, her parents resorted to religion.
She was submitted to an exorcism that lasted for over a month and eventually died of starvation.
I have to agree with the skeptics on this one: I don't think this was a genuine possession. I believe the Vatican refused to grant her an exorcism and, in fact, not all symptoms of a true possession are there (e.g. no use of foreign languages). This seems to be a tragic combination of severe psychological problems and some sort of rebellion against a strict (fanatic?) Catholic upbringing. But who knows?
Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's lead exorcist, believes this was a real possession, though.