Editing Exorcism (section)

===Catholicism===
{{main|Exorcism in the Catholic Church}}

In Catholicism, exorcisms are performed in the name of [[Jesus Christ]].<ref name="Catechismof">
{{Citation |title       = Catechism of the Catholic Church
 |isbn        = 978-1-57455-110-5
 |access-date  = 15 February 2012
 |editor      = Libreria Editrice Vaticana
 |editor2     = Pope John Paul II
 |date        = 28 April 2000
 |chapter     = Sacramentals
 |chapter-url = https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P58.HTM
 |edition     = 2ND
 |publisher   = United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
 |location    = Citta del Vaticano
 |page        = [https://archive.org/details/catechismofcatho2000cath/page/928 928]
 |url         = https://archive.org/details/catechismofcatho2000cath/page/928
}}</ref> There is a distinction between major exorcisms and minor exorcisms. Minor exorcisms are included in some blessings in which priests create [[sacramental]]s, such as [[blessed salt]], and are also found in the ritual [[RCIA|Scrutinies]] of the [[catechumen]]s. A related practice is [[deliverance ministry]]. The distinction between deliverance ministry and exorcism is that exorcism is conducted by [[Priesthood in the Catholic Church|priests]] given special permission from the [[Catholic Church]], while deliverance ministry is prayer for people who are distressed and wish to heal emotional wounds, including those purportedly caused by evil spirits.<ref name="ireland">{{Cite news |last=Carroll |first=Rory |date=9 June 2022 |title=Irish exorcist calls for extra help for people oppressed by evil spirits |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/09/irish-exorcist-extra-help-people-oppressed-by-evil-spirits |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>
[[File:Ottava di San Filippo d'Agira a Limina - Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy - Sunday 19 May 2013.jpg|thumb|The statue of Saint [[Philip of Agira]] with the [[Gospel]] in his left hand, the symbol of the exorcists, in the May celebrations in his honor at [[Limina]], [[Sicily]]]]

The Catholic rite for a formal exorcism, called a "Major Exorcism", is given in Section 11 of the ''[[Rituale Romanum]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Roman ritual |url=http://www.ewtn.com/library/prayer/roman2.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816205635/http://www.ewtn.com/library/prayer/roman2.txt |archive-date=16 August 2017 |access-date=3 November 2017 |website=www.ewtn.com |translator-last=Weller |translator-first=Philip T.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=10 June 1925 |title=Rituale Romanum |url=http://www.liturgia.it/ritrom.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929170658/http://liturgia.it/ritrom.pdf |archive-date=29 September 2013 |access-date=2 December 2013 |website=www.liturgia.it}}</ref> The ''Ritual'' lists guidelines for conducting an exorcism and determining when a formal exorcism is required.<ref name="TheRite">{{cite book |last1=Baglio |first1=Matt |title=The Rite: the Making of a Modern Exorcist |date=2010 |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |isbn=978-0-385-52271-7 |edition=1st Image |location=New York}}</ref> Priests are instructed to carefully determine that the nature of the condition is not actually a psychological or physical illness before proceeding.<ref name="Catechismof" /> The [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] state on their website: "the actual determination of whether a member of the faithful is genuinely possessed by the devil is made by the Church."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exorcism {{!}} USCCB |url=https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/sacramentals-blessings/exorcism |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=www.usccb.org |language=en}}</ref>

In Catholic practice, the person performing the exorcism, known as an exorcist, must be an ordained priest. The exorcist recites [[prayer]]s according to the [[rubrics]] of the rite, and makes use of religious materials such as [[icon]]s, sacramentals (e.g. [[holy water]]), and [[Relic#Christianity|holy relic]]s. The exorcist invokes [[God]]—specifically the [[Holy Name of Jesus|Name of Jesus]] Christ—as well as the Most Blessed [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]], [[saint]]s of the [[Church Triumphant]] and the [[Archangel Michael]] to intervene with the exorcism. According to Catholic understanding, several weekly exorcisms over many years are sometimes required to expel a deeply entrenched demon.<ref name="TheRite" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Amorth|first1=Gabriele|title=An Exorcist Tells His Story|date=1999|publisher=Ignatius Press|location=San Francisco|isbn=978-0-898-70710-6 |quote=Anthropological date collected by Mohr and Royal (2012), in which they surveyed nearly 200 Protestant Christian exorcists, revealed stark contrasts to traditional Catholic practices.}}</ref>

[[Prayer to Saint Michael|Saint Michael's Prayer against Satan and the Rebellious Angels]], attributed to [[Pope Leo XIII]], is considered the strongest prayer of the Catholic Church against cases of diabolic possession.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Young|first=Francis|title=A History of Exorcism in Catholic Christianity|date=2016|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-3-319-29112-3|edition=1st|series=Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic|location=Cham|pages=188–191|chapter=7 Exorcism in an Age of Doubt: The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries|oclc=948778692}}</ref> The [[Rosary based prayers#Holy Rosary|Holy Rosary]] also has an exorcistic and [[intercession|intercessory]] power.<ref>{{cite web |last=Longenecker |first=Dwight |date=October 6, 2016 |title=How the Rosary is a key weapon in the fight against Satan |url=https://cruxnow.com/commentary/2016/10/rosary-key-weapon-fight-satan |access-date=July 31, 2023 |publisher=[[cruxnow.com]]}}</ref>