The work, entitled ‘Father Amorth Continues. The Official Biography’, has 240 pages and reflects on the 91 years of life of the priest who died on September 16, 2016.
Newsroom (November 5, 2021, 10:35 PM, Gaudium Press) Journalist Domenico Agasso, a Vatican reporter for La Stampa, has just published a book in which he draws a detailed portrait of Father Gabriele Amorth, a Pauline priest from Modena who stood out as the most famous exorcist of our times.
The work, published by Edizioni San Paolo (Paulus), entitled: “Don Amorth continues. La biografia ufficiale” (Father Amorth continues. The official biography), is 240 pages long and spans the 91 years of life of Father Gabriele Amorth, who died on September 16, 2016.
The goal of the book: to change the view one has of Father Amorth
The book’s goal is to change the view one has of Father Amorth, who is usually presented as a shadowy figure with a crucifix in hand; a symbol of a dark and intellectually incomprehensible world such as that of exorcisms and satanic possessions. The concern of the publication’s author was that this way of portraying the priest, often an almost caricaturist profile, would end up diminishing the importance of his moral stature and the work of the one who was, first and foremost, a man of faith who served the Italian and universal Church.
What’s new in the book
The book tells the story of Gabriele Amorth before he became the dean of all exorcists in Italy and the world, revealing a previously unpublished background of – politician, journalist, writer, priest – who lived on the front lines during a period in Italy’s history, before and after the war.
Also discussed are some events that marked Father Amorth’s life, such as his bond with his superior and friend Father James Alberione, founder of the Pauline Editions, the famous Marian pilgrimage to Italy of Our Lady, of which he was one of the organizers, and other events, all narrated on the basis of documents and testimonies of those who knew him closely. (EPC)
Compiled by Sarah Gangl
