A Real Exorcist Reviews "The Pope's Exorcist" 

My sister had a formal Catholic house exorcism in 1995. Activity dramatically died down...but it never left. I was visiting her in her house in 2003. She, I,, and her husband were talking in the kitchen when I felt a need to pray for them. I excused myself from the table, saying I was tired and was going to lay down on the couch for a nap. No one knew my intention to pray but me. I started to pray silrntly and mentally. As soon as I stated the Our Father, a large picture hanging on the wall suddenly flew off the wall and crash landed in a far corner of the room. The demon reacts to prayer as well as holy water and other sacramentals. By the way...I ignored the parlor trick and finished my prayers with no worry.

You know your exorcist horror movie is crap when an actual exorcist falls asleep watching it. Twice. I'm cracking up!!

I am so very proud of Father Martins for following his integrity and values.

What a great priest have watched so many videos of him have so much respect for him, Father Martin please pray for us 🙏🙏🙏🌹

Jesus has already won the battle. He is our saviour.

This father is very patient... Listens carefully 💟

The horror genre can never capture the true devious nature and creativity of the diabolical tricks the way they actually play out.

I'm already grateful you have a CATHOLIC EXORCIST there with you Thankyou ❤

As an Italian pre-teen, teen and young adult I watched a number of tv shows (on Italian tv) where Father Amorth was a guest. He was very well known and very well respected in Italy and was invited very often to religious discussions in both religious and non religious type of shows. I remember he had a sense of humour, a very down to earth man ( no pun intended!) and wasn't at all a stereotypical stern catholic priest.

Fr. Carlos, I'll pray for you today. Thank you for aways sharing your wisdom. God bless you.

You just made me a fan of Fr. C Martins! Thanks!

I highly recommend the Exorcist files!

Father Martin is so good at explaining things. I love listening to him when he’s able to speak in podcasts.

Love, love, love, Fr. Martins. I'd love to get to go to one of his Relics lectures some time to... if you ever get the chance, you should interview him about that ministry as well. And ask him about what happens when people walk in and come into contact with those relics, not knowing they have demonic problems. I've heard him talk about it before, and its really interesting. As somebody who is intrigued with the study of Angelology and Religious Demonology, I'd love to get to pick his brain. He's a deep well of wisdom. You should try to get Bishop James Long on some time as well. He's another wealth of knowledge.. And also very personable. I love to listen to these Priests talk... You KNOW they have to be on point, because they have to face off with the demonic every day with nothing but their faith as a shield.

Beautiful interview, thanks to both. St. Augustine said that to understand we must first believe and that "that God who made you without you will not save you without you". Today I found these truths in the words of Father Martins. May God bless his work, always, and may the Blessed Virgin protect him always.

I had the priest come blessed my whole house with the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary every year sometimes twice a year, then I put Saint Benedict’s medals all over my house and buried them at 4 corners of my land and around my house, then pray the Benedict’s prayer on it. I also blessed my house with holy water 2-3x a week. It also helps even more when you are active Christian. Go to church, confession, read the Bible and pray the rosary everyday. Do a deliverance and healing prayer from a priest. The key is consistent, it goes along way because it takes awhile for God to purify and for you to grow in graces. Is a lifetime commitment but is worth every seconds.

Yes Nefarious was chilling and showed the true malevolence and intelligence

Fr. Martin, thank you so much for sharing your love for us. My spiritual life has been very difficult lately because of fear but this was so helpful in calming me and directing my path to Christ.

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:01 🎥 In this video, the hosts review the movie "The Pope's Exorcist" starring Russell Crowe from the perspective of reality and an actual Catholic Exorcist. 02:04 🧙 Father Carlos Martens is an experienced exorcist with 20 years of experience and hosts the podcast "The Exorcist Files," focusing on spiritual warfare. 05:45 🎬 The hosts discuss the request to have Russell Crowe on Father Carlos's podcast, which he declined due to concerns about the movie's accuracy and intentions. 10:25 🎥 Father Carlos criticizes "The Pope's Exorcist" movie for being unrealistic and sensational, emphasizing the lack of authenticity in portraying exorcism. 15:37 👻 Father Carlos highlights the difference between the movie and real exorcisms, explaining that the devil's manifestations are meant to create fear and disbelief in observers. 21:11 🎥 The hosts discuss how movies like this one may appropriate Catholicism and twist it for profit, raising concerns about the accuracy and portrayal of the religion in such films. 25:20 🪔 The film "The Pope's Exorcist" inaccurately portrays the Vatican and its architecture, including the presence of Gothic churches, which is not accurate. 27:12 🤔 Demons in exorcism would never demand an exorcist, as priests possess the presence of Jesus Christ sacramentally, making such a demand illogical. 29:04 📚 The portrayal of the sacrament of confession in the movie is inaccurate and diminishes its significance, as confession should involve contrition and a priest's absolution. 42:15 👹 Belief in demons and demon possession is common among clergy in the Catholic Church, and skepticism about their existence is decreasing, not increasing. 47:28 🎥 The movie "Nefarious" effectively conveyed the reality of demon possession through dialogue and subtle nuances, focusing on the intellectual and theological aspects rather than sensational effects. 49:20 🧙‍♂️ Knowing the name of a demon can be significant in exorcism, as it helps establish authority and understanding, aligning with some aspects of the exorcism ritual. 50:27 🔮 Using God's name disrespectfully is considered an evil action in exorcism because there is a connection between God's name and reality. 51:11 🕵️ Exorcists isolate demons from their sources of strength and anonymity to interrogate them effectively during exorcisms. 52:03 🚫 Exorcists should never seek to become possessed by demons themselves, as it is a foolish and blasphemous act that worsens the situation. 54:21 🙏 Father Amorth's name is invoked in exorcism, and there is evidence from the demonic realm that suggests he is among the blessed in heaven. 55:18 👹 The documentary "The Devil and Father Amorth" shows real footage of an exorcism performed by Father Amorth, and it is considered accurate by the exorcist in the video. 56:37 📹 Video evidence alone may not establish the existence of the demonic realm, as it can be faked, and the true nature of exorcism is difficult to capture on camera. 59:37 👼 Guardian angels and their roles are not affected by the fall of angels because God's plan always accounted for the possibility of angels falling. 01:07:48 🙏 Building a strong relationship with Jesus Christ and learning to pray is emphasized as a more fulfilling and important pursuit than sensational aspects of exorcism.

Thank you Fr Martins for all your sane, and authentic teaching in your gentle voice and balanced words, about demonic activity and how we can be helped as lay faithful. Thank you for your service to the sheep in humility and charity. God love and bless you and all exorcists.🙏🏼

I really like these movie reviews. Please keep them going from time to time

You had me going and watching the movie! I agree with both you and especially with what Don Martins said: "Nefarious" is more psychological, more realistic, no Hollywood's special effects but it is more thrilling, horrifying and frightening witnessing the mind of Evil, of a demon!

Fathers tech always seems to get wonky at some stage! About 1.05 Weird! 👀 Thanks for the review Cam & Fr. Agree with Father's assessment, the movie 'Nefarious' is far more subtle and elegant & actually a lot more scary tbh.

Russell Crowe is actually a Catholic from what I understand. There are some movies that are much more realistic. There was a film based on the original story of the Exorcist entitled Possession. It had Timothy Dalton in it and I believe it was Showtime Films that did that one. I liked it and it's not real heavy on the special effects. It was the story about Father Bowdern in Saint Louis.

Excellent discussion Gentlemen Shalom

Always a treat to listen to this wise priest.

The pig was done for show. The priest didn’t think the kid was possessed but if he played along maybe he could convince the kid he had eradicated the possession. He actually explains this!

Awesome interview, good job Cam!

Skeptics and atheists or whoever can say demons or stuff like that is obviously fake. Until you actually experience it yourself. I have. You don't see the world the same and have a lot of unanswered questions but you learn to like the questions.

The exorcism of emily rose is by far the scariest demonic possession movie ive seen. I know it may not be "accurate" but that lady really put on a good show.

Thank you Father for sharing your thoughts & the comments! Very helpful in letting us know the truth! ❤

The pig incident wasn't a real demon. It was a guy convinced he was possessed, but wasn't actually, so he tricked the man into thinking he had removed the evil spirit.

Well said Father Martin God bless you always 🙏🙏🙏🌹

I had an exorcism. It started by IT self. I AM Eternally Grateful for JESUS CHRIST TO GIVE IT to me ❤

Wow fantastic very interesting 😮 like what farther Carlos said at the end about a personal relationship and learning prayer more is far better than sensualizing the demons 😈 😢 thank you Lord Jesus 🙏 in the name of the farther son and holy spirit 🙏

Great interview and review from this Father! Very knowledgeable

Great interview!

the movie was electrifying! I cried when the demon turned back and told him with facts, how much we helped them by offending GOD. I'm talking about the movie that you are referring to the "nefarious"

This is the third time I heard about Nefarious movie, and how good and realistic it is. I will be watching it

Im a christian although not catholic. Fr. Carlos seems very wise and i love listening to him and his stories.

Pretty funny Fr Carlos, when asked if the appropriation of Catholicism was an issue, answered, "...even worse...there was a continuity issue.." 😂 The film sounds like an embarrassing farce.

Great interview

The first scene was not a real exorcism. Did you both not watch the film? Amorth explains that this was misdiagnosed mental illness, not a demon. Also, it is explained prior to the exorcism that he specifically asked for a pig to be brought for this specific purpose. He then describes that he shot the pig as theater to help the mentally ill person because he knew it would help and because he didnt help the mentally ill girl that "haunts" his conscience. Also, with an expert on exorcisms and the story and content; why are we complaining about lighting and continuity errors? Lets talk about exorcisms, not generic film issues. This film definitely required much better writing and research. No need to invent picks to nit.

I relate to the falling asleep part lol. I had to re rent the movie multiple times before I could get through it without falling asleep

Thank you Father and thank you my brother GOD bless you both immensely for this video 🙏✝️🙏 in JESUS MIGHTY NAME I PRAY AMEN 🙏

"NEFARIOUS" movie portrays the demonic mind, intriguing at an intellectual level - Fr. Carlos Martins

this video was very enlightening. i watched the movie with my whole family and we all loved it. now that i have context i understand it was pure entertainment.

The Popes Exorcist was very theatrical and very hollywoodish. Nefarious was I believe more on probably what an exorcist situation is.

Probably the most key flaw in the movie was the fact, as Father Martins pointed out, that an exorcist would never ask the demon to possess him in order to set the possessed person free. If I remember correctly, that was the same flaw in the 1970s exorcist movie where I believe the priest who was assisting the exorcist who died, decided to complete the exorcism without any authority to do so and did just that: asked the demon to possess him and then jumped out of the window killing himself. That movie, also gives the viewer a grossly inaccurate picture of the ritual. A Big Thumbs down to both.

I was instantly disturbed when I saw what they did to the medal. It seemed rather deliberate. There were a few things that seemed like outright disrespect to me. Then with the shallow parade of special effects. Portraying both priests as psychologically weak and sinful. I understand priests are human, but The way it was portrayed was the equivalent of showing pimples on a rear end. I don't think Father Amorth could have carried on doing what he did for so long if he were spiritually unfit. This movie absolutely sold out to an audience that only feels entertained if every holy character is corrupt in some way, and the devil himself can be defeated in a day. Not going to lie, though, blaming the Inquisition on Asmodeus was fun.

This deserves many more views than it has

I often wonder if father amorth and Malachi Martin ever met. They're the two most public exorcists ever.

Wow, great guest! Thanks!

You’d be the first one of those guys flighting. AFTER snapping a pic, of course! That just struck me so funny, as a photographer, I’d do the same thing, lol. I’d prolly add a very girly scream for good measure. Totally subscribing rn. Thank you!

Great interview 🙏

Thank you Father Martin for taking the time off to watch a movie for our sake. You could have use that time to read a book, pray or a full goodnight sleep. Pray for you

The film was better than expected because my expectations were low. I never expected it to be realistic and yet the clarifications here are very helpful in understanding what really happens. There was one aspect of the film that I found helpful and valuable. When the two priests realize that they needed a complete confession to not allow darkness an easy way into them. Interestingly I’ve never seen “The Exorcist” I did see this film in part because reviews said that it wasn’t that scary! 😂

Angel studios needs to do an Exorcist movie.

I love Cameron’s “pensive hipster” stare!

I have listened to the podcasts Highly recommend

To be fair, I don’t think there is much ‘horror’ that would scare an exorcist. They’d be pretty blasé about it.😅

very interesting show. thank you for your channel.

Thank you Fr. Martin!

No cameras are allowed, the victim’s identity needs to be protected. 🙏

My father died age 50 then my brother had an epileptic seizure when he was told our father died 💔. My little sister found our father in a pool of blood after grocery shopping with our mother.Both my mother and father were devout Catholics 💯

The amount of trashy terrible derogatory comments on here is proof enough of evil existing and dwelling within many people. God bless all the Christians and that includes Catholics in the fullness of the truth and faith. No surprise the devil and demons would try to instigate division and insults toward faithful people. Lord have mercy on the ignorant and lost.

hello! it's my first time listening to u. Just want to ask if you're not allowed to ask for a prayer before the interview?

I just Adore this Father. I've listened to him speak on you tube channels and he is amazing. Something about him, makes me think he's very attractive also. I guess his story, but I adore him.

The movie "Nefarious," as the guest points out, was very accurate, unlike the Russell Crowe film.

Praise the Lord AMEN 🙏

Thank you for making this video.

I like to know what the father thinks of the late father malachi Martin who worked also with father amote. He was also the priest who I understand the original exorcist was somewhat based on ? . Check out the 7 interviews with presenter Art bell & father malachi Martin (outstanding)

There was chanting in our basement. This was my father and mother's dream home. I think it may have been built atop a Lenape Indian gravesite We had not only chanting in the basement we had furniture moved above us sounds anyway.

I find it hard to believe, that Mr Carlos fell asleep watching the movie the night before interview, later he says that he was watching it with a friend and it seems they paid very close attention to the details, in order to find errors. I think he's very keen on catholic trivia, and doesn't seem like a person you would turn to if you were in real trouble. And I just wanted to state, that Russel Crowe did excellent job, being very intelligent actor. Of course everything isn't exactly like in life, its a movie, not a documentary.

IMO - A film of that title requires some degree of “spoilers” to discern if this is something I wish to view and imprint on my brain.

I concur whole heatedly now. I didn't hear him out fully.

Respect for the man to turn down a Russell Crowe appearance on his podcast. I'd have trouble saying no but I'm also a single woman in her prime Lol

“And the books are good” 😂 how can you not love that line

I pray to Saint Jude Patron Saint of things most despaired of

Very good explanation by Father Martins

About this movie, it just goes to show you what people will do with greed for money. At least that's what I thought. The exorcists that we have in this country I respect and admire immensely! From father lampert out of Indiana to Father Martin's and everything in-between I respect. It's not easy going up against Satan, but as he said and they've all said they are just a tool Jesus does all the work! About the skeptics of the world, who cares about what they believe. If you showed them proof they would want more proof and more proof and more proof. It's just instilled in their brain. About atheists, when they die they will find out.

Starts about 10:15. I think the STORY was interesting, and I wish they had focused on that more instead of the special effects and noise. They turned an already dramatic reality into an unappealing spectacle. I think the audience is better off reading Fr. Amorth's books.

So an exorcist says he fell asleep during the movie and then said nope it's nothing like how it goes down in real life... a horror movie based on entertainment not 100% true who would have thought that hahahahaaha

I watched Nefarious because of Fr. Martin. I watched it multiple times too.

My beautiful guardian angel you saved my and my sister's lives thankyou if I caused you to fall may GOD have mercy on you first. I am so seriously sorry 😔. I love you my guardian angel thankyou for saving mine and my little sister's lives🙏In JESUS HOLY NAME I pray that you be lifted up closer to GOD our ALMIGHTY FATHER IN JESUS HOLY NAME AMEN 🙏✝️🕊️🔥🙏🫶🤗

The Freemasons were likely behind the funding of this movie and hence the inversion of the Benedict medal .

Read the book amorth the exorcist there you will find the truth and his real life. A loved the book and recomend.

After listening to father carlos martins interview on pints of Aquinas, I just stay away from anything that has to do with exorcist or that can give Satan a foothold in my life. Even his own podcast the exorcist files is too much for me now lol

Read the book, The Unseen Realm, by the late, great Dr. Michael S. Heiser.

What movie about exorcism was released at the same time that was true? I don’t remember the name.

Nefarious was great

18:50 When speaking of the spectator, would you equate the podcasts about exorcism, a dangerous thing? Because some people are watching out of curiosity rather than to educate themselves on what to watch out for in themselves or others. People tend to fall down a rabbit hole and end up in places they would not have if they didn't fallow the algorithm of RU-vid.

Amazing. Thanks

It was a terrible movie. I can't believe i payed to watch it. Although, seeing Russell Crowe on a Vespa makes me feel slightly better about spending $5.99 😂

It would be nice if you greeted the priest at the beginning and introduced him, don't you think?

It was just a movie. It started out a little slow but it got a lot better really fast! As far as the demon going into the pig, the whole point was the kid was not really possessed and the priest knew it so that's why he used the technique he did and the pig as a prop.

He fell asleep.twice. shows us how much worse the actual possession/ exorcism are.

Would have liked to hear Fr. Martin’s view on the Padre Pio movie.

Cameron liked the movie and Carlos obviously hated it. Like good old Siskel and Ebert.

What is the most reliable epistemological method of discovering truth. What is the best epistemological tool for studying the supernatural or spiritual?