The Catholic Church isn’t saying Pope Francis exorcises demons on demand.
But they’re happy to say he might do, by accident.
And let’s not go into what kind of contract was handed over after the deed was done on this man on Sunday.
“The Holy Father did not intend to perform any exorcism,” Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said in a statement, after the claims by TV 2000, which is owned by the Italian bishops’ conference.
“As he often does with sick and suffering people who are presented to him, he simply intended to pray for the suffering person,” Lombardi said.