Today we take a look at one of the most provocative demon possession stories. The case of Anneliese Michel. While this story was the inspiration for the film “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” - how much of the story is fabricated, and what is real? Is this a real demonic possession? You decide.

Sources:

• Michael Getler, “Cries of a Woman Possessed: German Court Hears Tapes in Exorcism Death Trial,”
• The Washington Post, April 20, 1978. Article Eric T. Hansen, “What in God’s Name?!,”
• The Washington Post, September 4, 2005. Article
• Benjamin Radford, “Seized by the Spirit: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and the Exorcism of Anneliese Michel,” Skeptical Inquirer, 2021. Article
• Catholic Church, Code of Canon Law, Canon 1172. Canon 1172
• Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, “Letter to Ordinaries Regar ...