Polish exorcists gather in Warsaw

Polish exorcists are gathering in Warsaw for their national congress confident in the knowledge that their numbers are increasing as more and more Poles struggle with Satanic possession.

The national congress comes as part of a policy by Poland's Catholic Church to lift the veil on what was once a secretive practice

Photo: CORBIS

By Matthew Day in Warsaw 4:19PM GMT 12 Nov 2010

Since 1999 the number of Polish exorcists has surged from 30 to over a 100, despite the influence of the Catholic Church waning in an increasingly secular Poland.

Exorcists attribute the increase in their numbers to growing scepticism in psychology in the wider Polish population, and people looking for spiritual reasons for mental disorders.

In recognition of modern science, however, exorcists now work in tandem with psychologists in order to distinguish between psychiatric problems and the work of the devil.

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