A BLESSING by Pope Benedict XVI exorcised the devil from two howling men during a general audience in St Peter's Square in 2009, a leading Catholic exorcist says in an upcoming book.

Extracts from the book by Gabriele Amorth, a well-known exorcist for the diocese of Rome who has already written two books on treating demonic afflictions, were published in Panorama magazine today.

The Vatican has denied the Pope performed an exorcism on the men.

Mr Amorth said two of his helpers brought the men, known only as Giovanni and Marco, to the audience to see the Pope, where they began to shake, becoming increasingly agitated and showing violent signs of being possessed.

When one of the helpers asked Giovanni to control himself, he said "I am not Giovanni" in a voice that was not his own, before throwing himself on the floor along with Marco when the papal car arrived, Mr Amorth said.

"The two possessed men fell to the floor and banged their heads on the ground. The Swiss guards watched but did nothing; perhaps they have seen how the possessed react when faced by the Pope before?" Mr Amorth said.

"The Pope began to wave to the crowd and Giovanni and Marco started to howl, drool, shake and fly into a rage.

The Pope did not get flustered, he raised an arm and blessed the four people.

"The possessed were then hit by a wild jolt, their whole bodies were hit. They flew three metres backwards ... and howled no longer," he said.

Pope John Paul II performed an exorcism on a "drooling, trembling" woman in the Vatican but was unable to cure her of her demons, according to the Catholic Church's most famous exorcist.

The young woman was brought to one of the Polish pontiff's weekly audiences in St Peter's Square in 2000 and started screaming, writhing on the floor and drooling.

The encounter is described in a new book by Father Gabriele Amorth, the exorcist for the diocese of Rome.

As soon as she entered St Peter's Square, in front of the Vatican, her behaviour became bizarre.

"When John Paul appeared, she began to wail. Ten people had to hold her down. She wanted to fling herself at the Pope. Her face was full of hate. She was drooling, uttering blasphemies.

"Her body trembled. She was like a beast ready to attack," Father Amorth wrote in his book, The Last Exorcist – My Fight Against Satan, which was released on Tuesday.

After the audience was over, the Pope reportedly asked to be taken to see the woman in his Popemobile.

"Sabrina was in a trance. Her eyes were two white orbs. She was drooling and throwing her head backwards. As soon as she was brought close to the Pope she started yelling 'No, leave me alone!' The pope carried out an exorcism on the spot. He blessed her several times. And then he left," wrote Father Amorth, the founder and president of the International Association of Exorcists.

But the exorcism did not work – when Sabrina was brought to see Father Amorth later that day, she was still possessed, according to Father Amorth.

"She was very agitated. I started to exorcise her. But the Devil wanted to show that he was still in command. I started to pray and said 'Get out, foul spirit.' It replied 'You get out, priest'. I said 'Why are you in this woman? Answer in the name of Christ'. The spirit answered 'You must all worship me because I am the strongest. I am God.'

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A BLESSING by Pope Benedict XVI exorcised the devil from two howling men during a general audience in St Peter's Square in 2009, a leading Catholic exorcist says in an upcoming book.

Extracts from the book by Gabriele Amorth, a well-known exorcist for the diocese of Rome who has already written two books on treating demonic afflictions, were published in Panorama magazine today.

The Vatican has denied the Pope performed an exorcism on the men.

Mr Amorth said two of his helpers brought the men, known only as Giovanni and Marco, to the audience to see the Pope, where they began to shake, becoming increasingly agitated and showing violent signs of being possessed.

When one of the helpers asked Giovanni to control himself, he said "I am not Giovanni" in a voice that was not his own, before throwing himself on the floor along with Marco when the papal car arrived, Mr Amorth said.

"The two possessed men fell to the floor and banged their heads on the ground. The Swiss guards watched but did nothing; perhaps they have seen how the possessed react when faced by the Pope before?" Mr Amorth said.

"The Pope began to wave to the crowd and Giovanni and Marco started to howl, drool, shake and fly into a rage.

The Pope did not get flustered, he raised an arm and blessed the four people.

"The possessed were then hit by a wild jolt, their whole bodies were hit. They flew three metres backwards ... and howled no longer," he said.

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