Islamic State controlled by Satan, claims world's leading exorcist

Italian Roman Catholic priest Gabriele Amorth, 89, has reportedly carried out more than 70,000 exorcisms to rid people of demonic possession and fears the power of evil is growing much stronger.

The founder of the International Association of Exorcists explained: "There are only two spiritual realms – The Holy Spirit and the demonic spirit."

He said the demonic world enters the real world "because evil is disguised in various ways: political, religious, cultural, and it has one source of inspiration: the devil."

"As a Christian I fight the beast spiritually," he said, adding: "The political world, which today seems to lack a response in face of the massacre of Christians, will also have to fight ISIS.

"If it advances as it seems to be doing, we ask ourselves what has the West done over the course of the last decades. We have abandoned the blessing of schools, we've taken crosses out of schools, we have strayed from the path of God."

The priest explained that Satan "keeps saying that the world is in his power, and what he says is true.

"Biblically speaking we are in the last days and the beast is working furiously."

ISIS took control of the largest Christian city in Iraq, Qaraqosh, in August last year, causing tens of thousands of people to flee.

The terrorist group has persecuted and murdered Christians and other religious minorities in parts of Syria and Iraq.

The priest said the killing of Christians by the Islamic State was a reflection of how the evil manifestations of the beast was being put into action.

(dailystar.co.uk)