When he made his 1973 classic, The Exorcist,
William Friedkin had never seen an exorcism. For decades he wondered
how close he had come to reality. So, last May, he followed “the Dean of
Exorcists” as he fought to expel Satan from an Italian woman.
Sunday morning, May 1 of this year, was Father Amorth’s 91st birthday, but he had no plans to celebrate. He awoke just after dawn, said his usual morning prayers and one to Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century saint, and another to the late Father Candido Amantini, his mentor. Clutching a walking aid, he shuffled from his cell-like room to the dining room on the third floor of the Paulist Fathers residence, south of Rome’s historic center.
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/father-amorth-the-vatican-exorcist
Sunday morning, May 1 of this year, was Father Amorth’s 91st birthday, but he had no plans to celebrate. He awoke just after dawn, said his usual morning prayers and one to Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century saint, and another to the late Father Candido Amantini, his mentor. Clutching a walking aid, he shuffled from his cell-like room to the dining room on the third floor of the Paulist Fathers residence, south of Rome’s historic center.
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/10/father-amorth-the-vatican-exorcist