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Today I Learned of Father Gabriele Amorth who laimed to have performed "at least 60,000 exorcisms" and became one of the most prominent and controversial figures in the Catholic Church in the mode... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: Today I Learned of Father Gabriele Amorth who laimed to have performed "at least 60,000 exorcisms" and became one of the most prominent and controversial figures in the Catholic Church in the modern era.

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[–] AnotherWastedHuman@retrolemmy.com 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Okay, according to the dates on Wikipedia, he was 91 years old when he died. Assuming he couldn't perform them until at least mid-teens, I'm going to be generous and say he could have had 75 active years of doing this.

75 • 365.25 = 27393.75 days

60K (minimum) exorcisms would make an average of 2.19 per day EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR 75 YEARS.

I admit I'm atheist, but even true believers have to admit this guy was extremely likely to be full of shit.

EDIT:

...he is quoted as saying that yoga is satanic because it leads to the practice of Hinduism, Buddhism and "all eastern religions are based on a false belief in reincarnation" and "practicing yoga is satanic, it leads to evil just like reading Harry Potter."

Ummm, yeeaaahhhh..... An entire generation (and then some) is now evil for having read Harry Potter. Maybe he was channeling the author?