# The Pope's Exorcist: From The Crazy, Mixed-Up Files of Father Gabriele Amorth

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Podcast: [Morally Offensive](https://stenobird.com/podcast/morally-offensive-7096551)
Published: 2025-08-22T05:20:23+00:00
Episode link: https://www.morallyoffensive.com/e/the_popes_exorcist_fr_gabriele_amorth/
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Bill and Cisco take a deep dive into The Pope’s Exorcist, the horror film where Russell Crowe channels his inner Super Mario Bro, and chews scenery as Father Gabriele Amorth, the wacky, self-proclaimed ”Chief Exorcist” of the Vatican (he wasn’t). We unpack the real Amorth’s history and his outrageous claims about what opens the door to demonic possession — from Harry Potter books to yoga classes, from Freemasonry to the soothing music of Yanni. Along the way we compare the movie’s Hollywood exorcisms with the actual Catholic ritual, talk about the Church’s checks and balances within the practice of exorcism, and laugh at the over-the-top sequel setup that plays like the Pope (played by B-movie favorite Franco Nero) is putting together a ragtag team of supernatural warriors. It’s a mix of film criticism, Catholic weirdness, and irreverent comedy that only Morally Offensive could deliver.

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