Why is it surprising that a movie studio would resort to cheap antics to promote a film? Why is it surprising that a particular religion, Catholicism in this instance, is riddled with superstitious nonsense? There is nothing new in either of these. There have been plenty of movies that use exorcisms as its topic over the years. What makes The Devil Inside notable? Noting that the Vatican has not endorsed it is barely worth mentioning. Catholicism has always been two-faced when it comes to such matters.
The Vatican does still recognize exorcism. They do not generally talk about it in public if they can help it. However, there are still not only Catholic priests who perform exorcisms they are still being trained to perform this mumbo-jumbo. No matter how hard the church tries to modernize its image it is still as primitive and superstition laden as ever. I can't imagine how it would even be possible for the Catholic church to truly modernize since its most basic doctrines are by their nature antiquated gibberish. Original sin? Resurrection? Transubstantiation? All of it is just as fanciful as demonic possessions and exorcisms.
Here is a short sampling of articles on exorcism from the past few years.
"Surge in Satanism sparks rise in demand for exorcists, says Catholic Church"
"At Vatican Conference, Experts Debate Exorcism, Satanism And The Internet"
"Bishops' upcoming exorcism conference responds to queries about rite"
"What happens at exorcism school?"
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