Ghost Busting Is Alive And Well In France
August 22, 2017 in Daily Bulletin
Who you gonna call? You have a menu of options if you’re in France wrote The Economist:
- The Catholic Church has 100 licensed exorcist priests in France but most are inactive.
- Independent contractors have sprung up to fill the supply gap. One general exorcist charges $180 an hour to rid properties of demons.
- Others are specialists. One that focuses on exorcising farms charges about $600 per exorcism.
- The business can be lucrative. One practitioner reports working 15 hours a day and earning $14,000 a month.
- Demand tends to rise after terrorist attacks.
- American TV shows such as Fox’s The Exorcist also drive inquiries.
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