In the climax, Michael Kovak (a seminarian) performs the exorcism on Father Lucas; however, this would not be possible in the real world. In order for an exorcism to take place, it must be done by an ordained priest who has the explicit permission and deputized authority of his bishop, as the bishops are the successors of the apostles who received their authority to exorcise from Christ. To do an exorcism without being ordained and having such permission is both illegal in canon law and extremely dangerous, as the demon would be able to fight back freely and could cause serious harm to the would-be exorcist. There are many documented cases of such a thing occurring.

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