Or Franglish, Spanglish, etc?good point.I never understand the requirement about the foreign language. Unless the priest happens to know the same foreign language, how does the priest know the victim is speaking it fluently, or that it’s not just gibberish?
I really like this priest because I think he has a sound and peaceful approach to things.
It is not “a requirement” but one of several possible “indicative criteria” (one among several possible “tell signs”). If the priest has reasonable knowledge of the language the question becomes if the “patient” could possibly have learned that language. That “criteria” only counts if the priest can positively identify the language and the “patient” had no possibility of having studied the language. [It’s not unusual for a European priests to speak over 5 languages -some of them being “dead languages” no average person would have had any chance of learning.]
I was afraid maybe the priest brought them up in the interview 
I do like me some Pink Floyd.Dare I ask - - if the person is supposedly possessed, how would the exorcist know that the person isn’t lying about whether or not he/she had studied the language?Loud-living-dogma:
It is not “a requirement” but one of several possible “indicative criteria” (one among several possible “tell signs”). If the priest has reasonable knowledge of the language the question becomes if the “patient” could possibly have learned that language. That “criteria” only counts if the priest can positively identify the language and the “patient” had no possibility of having studied the language. [It’s not unusual for a European priests to speak over 5 languages -some of them being “dead languages” no average person would have had any chance of learning.]
The entire thing is a specific “subject” that requires some research and afterthought. It’s not really meaningful commenting “loosely”, if you are interested several well known exorcists have written books on the subject that make for interesting reading.
Among the multitude of criteria it’s common practice the person has to undergo professional psychiatric evaluation before getting referred to an exorcist (so you see, what is the sense of lying to your doctors coherently for an extended period of time, without getting caught at it - be reminded those psychiatrist also “have seen it all”). In most cases the person (and their families) have already suffered very much and want to “free” themselves - exorcism being nearly a last resort.
How do you usually spot a liar? (In all other cases?). The families are usually involved and will also state what is the truth on the persons background and what isn’t.
I think “The Rite” was written by Matt Baglio. The author isn’t a priest and thus the book probably doesn’t aim at much beyond being Hollywood material (you’d expect an “imprimatur” and a ordained priest as author for the book to have significance and be representative.)