Exorcism: Back and Better Than Ever!!!

You know how it is with these retro crazes, like all the stuff from the 70s coming back into vogue, for whatever reason. Now, exorcisms are back and better than ever in Europe. Where modern times had relegated the religious rite to movies like, well, The Exorcist, and lesser, more god awful fare like The Exorcism of Emily Rose, stories are emerging of a renewed emphasis on exorcisms and exorcist training. You can tell when a trend is ready to break big time when a celebrity imports it over with them. Britney Spears, for example, is rumored to have brought in an exorcist to battle her inner demons. Personally, makes more sense than hanging around Dr. Phil.

I could only imagine the exorcism of Britney Spears. Bring me a young priest, an old priest, thirteen priests to shoot pictures and shout asinine questions at her, one priest to get run over somehow, three priests to perform talking head duty on the late night news shows, one priest to tape a crazily overemotional video plea for YouTube, one priest to replace that priest when he scores a production deal and heads off for a press junket, and naturally, one priest to steal what's left, if any, of her homemade porno stash. Oh well. I suppose we'll have to wait until E! or Bravo launches Celebrity Exorcism this fall. Probably. Hear they've got Tom Sizemore and Jonny Fairplay for the pilot...

And what can we attribute to the sudden resurgence in the poularity of the rite of exorcism? God only knows, and He's been doing His level-headed best to keep Pat Robertson away from any significant media outlets. The Vatican revised and reinstated exorcism in 1999, after nearly 400 years on the shelf. Not even going to bother to ask why anyone, let alone the Vatican felt this was necessary, as the actions of fundamentalists have failed to surprise me for three or four years (or more) now. Then again, when you see an era in organized religion where you have churches being sued for excessive force by their security (you read that right- Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky has two such suits in the works against them), I suppose drastic measures may be needed.