Vatican's Chief Exorcist Performed More Than 100,000 Exorcisms
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While exorcisms are more commonly known from horror movies and the Middle Ages, they continue to be practiced in the Catholic Church. Father Gabriele Amorth is a late priest and was the Vatican's chief exorcist. He served for 60 years and is believed to have performed around 160,000 exorcisms. However, the rite of exorcism is not limited to the late chief exorcist. It has been performed by various popes over the years. In 2018, the BBC reported that the Vatican hosted 250 priests from around the world for an annual workshop.
Vatican Helped Nazi War Criminals Escape Allies
After the Allied victory in Germany at the end of World War II, the Nazis were forced to seek refuge outside of Europe. Thousands of Nazis managed to escape to South American countries.
Harvard researcher Gerald Steinacher has written a book that shows travel documents that suggest the Vatican helped the Nazis travel to these countries. Steinacher argues that this was done in the hope of reviving European Christianity, as well as out of fear of the growing influence of the Soviet Union. However, the Vatican has declined to comment on these claims.