Italian priest exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth poses in his office in Rome; Italy on February 16; 2012. Gabriele Amorth (1925-2016) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and an exorcist of the Diocese of Rome who claimed to have performed thousands of exorcisms. He was the undisputed leader of Rome's exorcists and honorary president-for-life of the International Association of Exorcists. 鈥業 speak with the Devil every day;' he said 'I talk to him in Latin. He answers in Italian. I have been wrestling with him; day in day out; for years.' In one of his books 'The Last Exorcist; My Fight Against Satan' he claimed that Pope Benedict XVI inadvertently took part in an exorcism of two men. This book is sub-titled: 'It's not me who is frightened of the Devil; it is he who is frightened of me'. Photo by Eric Vandeville/akg-images