Exorcists reveal: How demons USE pornography to corrupt souls.

Exorcists across the world are reporting the same pattern. People possessed by demons all share one disturbing habit.

And it's not what you think. For

decades, Catholic priests and exorcists have documented cases of demonic possession. They've kept detailed

possession. They've kept detailed records, compared notes, [music] and identified specific behaviors that indicate demonic influence. But there is one pattern that's appeared more frequently in the last 20 years than any

other time in history. And according to these exorcists, it's directly connected to the [music] explosion of internet pornography. Today, we're going to

pornography. Today, we're going to examine what they've discovered and why they believe demons are using pornography as [music] their primary gateway into human souls. Father Chad

Riper, one of the most experienced exorcists in the United States, has performed thousands of exorcisms over his career. He says something changed

his career. He says something changed dramatically around the year 2000.

Before that time, demonic possession cases followed certain traditional patterns. People would dabble in occult

patterns. People would dabble in occult practices, use Ouija boards, attend seances, or get involved with witchcraft. Those were the common entry

witchcraft. Those were the common entry points for demonic influence. But after

the year 2000, Father Riper noticed a shift. More and more people coming to

shift. More and more people coming to him for help had never touched a Ouija board. They had never been involved in

board. They had never been involved in any occult activity. They weren't

interested in witchcraft or Satanism.

Yet, they were experiencing clear signs of demonic oppression and possession.

When he dug deeper into their histories, he found one consistent factor: pornography addiction. Father Riper

pornography addiction. Father Riper isn't alone in this observation.

Exorcists from Italy, France, Poland, Mexico, and the Philippines have all reported the same trend. Father Gabriela

Amorth, who served as the chief exorcist of Rome for over 30 years, stated in multiple interviews before his death that pornography had become one of the most common factors in modern possession

cases. He performed over 160,000

cases. He performed over 160,000 exorcisms during his lifetime. [music]

So, his observations carry significant weight. The question is, why? What is it

weight. The question is, why? What is it about pornography specifically that exorcists believe opens people up to demonic influence? To understand their

demonic influence? To understand their perspective, we need to look at how they say demons actually operate. According

to Catholic theology and the testimony of exorcists, demons cannot possess someone without permission. They need an opening, an invitation, or what exorcists call a doorway. This doesn't

mean a person has to literally invite [music] a demon in. Instead, certain

behaviors and choices can create vulnerabilities that demons exploit.

Exorcists explain that demons work through a progression. It starts with temptation, moves to oppression, then obsession, and finally [music] possession. Temptation is normal.

possession. Temptation is normal.

Everyone experiences it. But when

someone repeatedly gives in to a particular temptation, especially one involving serious sin, it can lead to oppression. This is where demons begin

oppression. This is where demons begin to exert external pressure on a person's life. Things start going wrong.

life. Things start going wrong.

Depression sets in. Anxiety increases.

Relationships fall apart. If the person continues down this path without seeking help or breaking the pattern, oppression can become obsession. This is where the person becomes fixated on the sinful

behavior. They can't stop thinking about

behavior. They can't stop thinking about it. They structure their life around it.

it. They structure their life around it.

Their personality begins to change.

Friends and family notice something is off. In the most severe cases, obsession

off. In the most severe cases, obsession opens the door to possession. This is

where a demon actually takes control of the person's body and will. But

exorcists emphasize that possession is rare. Most cases of demonic influence

rare. Most cases of demonic influence stay at the level of oppression or obsession. So where does pornography fit

obsession. So where does pornography fit into this progression? Father Riper

explains that pornography is uniquely dangerous because it combines multiple elements that demons use to corrupt souls. First, it's a sexual sin. In

souls. First, it's a sexual sin. In

Catholic teaching, sexual sins are considered particularly serious because sexuality is tied to the deepest parts of human identity and dignity. When

someone uses [music] pornography, they're not just looking at images.

They're training their mind to view other human beings as objects for gratification. [music] They're rewiring

gratification. [music] They're rewiring their brain's reward system. They're

participating in an industry built on exploitation. Second, pornography is

exploitation. Second, pornography is addictive. This isn't just religious

addictive. This isn't just religious opinion. Neuroscience has confirmed that

opinion. Neuroscience has confirmed that pornography triggers the same brain mechanisms as drugs like cocaine and heroin. It floods the brain with

heroin. It floods the brain with dopamine, creating a high. Over time,

the brain needs more intense material to achieve the same effect. Users escalate

to more extreme content. This is where exorcists see the demonic strategy at work. The addiction keeps people coming

work. The addiction keeps people coming back, creating a cycle of sin that's incredibly difficult to break. Third,

pornography is isolating. People consume

it alone in secret, often late at night.

They hide it from spouses, friends, and family. This secrecy creates shame, and

family. This secrecy creates shame, and shame creates darkness in a person's soul. Exorcists say demons thrive in

soul. Exorcists say demons thrive in darkness and secrecy. The more isolated someone becomes, the easier it is for demonic influence to take hold. Fourth,

pornography desensitizes people to evil.

Users start with relatively tame content, but the addiction pushes them toward increasingly disturbing material.

They find themselves watching things they would have found disgusting months earlier. Their conscience becomes

earlier. Their conscience becomes dulled. Their sense of right and wrong

dulled. Their sense of right and wrong gets blurred. Exorcists explain that

gets blurred. Exorcists explain that this desensitization is exactly what demons want. When someone's conscience

demons want. When someone's conscience is weakened, they're vulnerable to other forms of evil. Father Dan Rehill, an exorcist from Tennessee, describes it this way. Pornography is like leaving

this way. Pornography is like leaving your front door unlocked at night. You

might not intend to invite anyone in, but you've made it easy for intruders to enter. Demons are opportunistic. They

enter. Demons are opportunistic. They

look for openings, and pornography addiction creates a massive opening. But

the exorcist concerns go even deeper.

They claim that demons don't just exploit pornography as a gateway. They

actively promote it. They work behind the scenes to make pornography more accessible, more addictive, and more normalized in society. Consider the

timeline. In 1990, accessing pornography required going to a physical store and purchasing magazines or videos. There

was a social barrier, a moment of public exposure that created accountability. By

2000, high-speed internet had made pornography available instantly and anonymously in the privacy of someone's home. By [music] 2010, smartphones put

home. By [music] 2010, smartphones put it in everyone's pocket. By 2020,

pornography websites were receiving more traffic than Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter combined. Father Riper argues

Twitter combined. Father Riper argues this didn't happen by accident. He

believes demonic intelligence has been guiding the technological and cultural [music] shifts that made pornography ubiquitous. The goal, he says, is to

ubiquitous. The goal, he says, is to corrupt as many souls as possible before they even realize they're in danger.

This might sound extreme, but consider the exorcists evidence. During

exorcisms, when demons are commanded to speak, they often boast about their work. Multiple exorcists have reported

work. Multiple exorcists have reported demons claiming credit for the pornography epidemic. Father Amorth

pornography epidemic. Father Amorth documented cases where demons explicitly stated they use pornography to destroy families, corrupt young people, and prevent souls from reaching heaven. In

one case documented by Father Jose Antonio Forte, a Spanish exorcist, a demon claimed to have influenced the development of certain pornography websites to make them [music] more addictive. The demon described

addictive. The demon described psychological tricks built into the sites to keep users engaged longer. When

Father Forte later researched these websites, he found the features the demon had described actually existed.

Now, you might be skeptical. You might

think these priests are simply [music] interpreting addiction through a religious lens, seeing supernatural explanations for what are really just psychological and social problems. But the exorcists would argue that

psychology and demonology aren't mutually exclusive. Demons work through

mutually exclusive. Demons work through natural mechanisms. [music] They exploit the vulnerabilities in human psychology.

The addiction is real. The neurological

changes are real. But exorcists believe there's also a spiritual dimension that secular psychology misses. Here's where

things get really disturbing. Exorcists

report that people who are possessed after years of pornography addiction experience something different during exorcisms compared to people possessed through other means. Father Ripiger

describes these possessions as particularly entrenched. The demons have

particularly entrenched. The demons have had time to establish themselves deeply in the person's life. They've been

invited in repeatedly through the ongoing sin. They feel entitled to stay.

ongoing sin. They feel entitled to stay.

During the exorcism, these demons are often more resistant, more aggressive, more difficult to expel. But there's

another element that multiple exorcists have noted. People possessed through

have noted. People possessed through pornography addiction often experience intense sexual torment. During

exorcisms, they report feeling assaulted by demons in sexual ways. They have

violent, perverse thoughts that aren't their own. They see disturbing images in

their own. They see disturbing images in their mind that they can't control. The

demons, having entered through sexual sin, continue to torment the person through sexuality. Father Amorth

through sexuality. Father Amorth documented a case of a young man who had been addicted to pornography since age 12. By his 20s, he was watching extreme

12. By his 20s, he was watching extreme content for several hours every day. He

started hearing voices telling him to hurt himself. He would wake up with

hurt himself. He would wake up with unexplained scratches on his body. His

personality changed. He became angry and violent toward his family. When Father

Amworth performed the exorcism, the demon claimed to have been with this young man for over a decade. It said it had slowly led him from mild pornography to increasingly depraved material,

weakening his will step by step. The

demon described the young man's soul as rotted from the inside. [music] The

exorcism took months of repeated sessions before the young man was freed.

Stories like this are why exorcists [music] have become increasingly vocal about the dangers of pornography. They

see it as a spiritual crisis that's been disguised as a personal choice or a harmless habit. They see millions of

harmless habit. They see millions of people, especially young people, walking into demonic traps without any idea of the danger. Father Ripiger has stated in

the danger. Father Ripiger has stated in interviews that if people truly understood what pornography does to their soul, if they could see it from a spiritual perspective the way exorcists do, they would be absolutely terrified.

He compares it to someone drinking poison slowly, day after day, thinking it's just flavored water. By the time they realize something is wrong, the damage is already severe. So, what do

exorcists recommend? How do they suggest

exorcists recommend? How do they suggest people protect themselves or break free if they're already trapped in pornography addiction? First, they

pornography addiction? First, they emphasize that breaking free from pornography addiction is not just a matter of willpower. If demonic

influence is involved, willpower alone won't be enough. The person needs spiritual help. This means prayer,

spiritual help. This means prayer, sacraments, confession, and in severe cases, deliverance prayers or exorcism.

Second, they stress the importance of accountability. The secrecy and

accountability. The secrecy and isolation that feed pornography addiction must be broken. This means

telling someone trustworthy about the struggle. It might mean installing

struggle. It might mean installing filtering software on devices and giving someone else the password. It means

bring the sin into the light because demons cannot operate as effectively in the light. Third, exorcists recommend

the light. Third, exorcists recommend replacing the addiction with something positive. [music] Nature abhores a

positive. [music] Nature abhores a vacuum. If someone simply tries to stop

vacuum. If someone simply tries to stop watching pornography without filling that time and mental space with something else, they'll likely relapse.

prayer exercise hobbies social connection, service to others. These

things help rebuild what the addiction has destroyed. Fourth, they warn people

has destroyed. Fourth, they warn people to take this seriously. Don't

underestimate the enemy. Demons are

real. They're intelligent, and they're patient. They'll wait for moments of

patient. They'll wait for moments of weakness. They'll use stress,

weakness. They'll use stress, loneliness, boredom, or anger as opportunities to drag someone back into the cycle. The exorcist's message

the cycle. The exorcist's message [music] is both a warning and an offer of hope. The warning is that pornography

of hope. The warning is that pornography is far more dangerous than most [music] people realize. It's not just a bad

people realize. It's not just a bad habit or a moral failure. It's a

spiritual weapon being used to corrupt and destroy souls on a massive scale.

But the hope is that freedom is possible. No matter how deep someone has

possible. No matter how deep someone has fallen, no matter how long they've been trapped in addiction, God's grace is stronger than any demon. Exorcists have

seen people freed from the worst cases of possession and oppression. They've

witnessed complete transformations, but it requires humility, honesty, and a willingness to fight for your soul.

Father Amorth in one of his final interviews was asked what message he would give to young people growing up in a world saturated with pornography. He

said this, "The devil is real. Hell is

real. And the choices you make today will determine where you spend eternity.

Choose wisely." If this video opened your eyes to something you didn't know, subscribe for more investigations into topics most people are afraid to discuss.