AN exorcism how-to guide is to be translated into English from Latin for the first time.

Concerned priests reckon the move could help potentially "good" exorcists excel in their chosen field.

3 An exorcism how-to guide is to be translated into English from Latin for the first time. The process was dramatised in film The Exorcist Credit: Getty - Contributor

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So concerned were figures in the American Catholic Church that they have taken the drastic step of making the text available for certain members of the clergy.

At first, only bishops will be able to use the controversial Exorcisms and Related Supplications, which supposedly helps to cast demons from 'possessed' people.

Father Andrew Menke told the Catholic New Service: "It makes it easier for a priest who might otherwise be a good exorcist but who would be intimidated by a requirement to use a Latin text."

3 At first, only bishops will be able to use the controversial Exorcisms and Related Supplications, which supposedly helps to cast demons from 'possessed' people Credit: Catholic News Service

3 Exorcism is a millennia-old ritual - but it was made world famous with the controversial 1973 move The Exorcist Credit: Warner Bros

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An extract from the text reads: "The first and foremost reason for an exorcism is to rid the person of the demon.

"And whether the person understands what’s being said or not is irrelevant on one level. They just want to be free of this oppression."

The number of exorcisms taking in the US is estimated to have quadrupled in the last ten years.

Exorcism is a millennia-old ritual - but it was made world famous with the controversial 1973 movie The Exorcist.

The film dramatised the 1949 possession of a 12-year-old girl in Washington DC.

It was so controversial in the UK that it was banned from sale for more than ten years.

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