The Exorcism of Emily Rose based on the true story of Anneliese Michel

In 1968, when she was 17 and still in high school, Anneliese began to suffer from convulsions. Court findings have her experiencing her first epileptic attack in 1969. It was then that a neurologist at the Psychiatric Clinic Wurzburg diagnosed her with Grand Mal epilepsy. Soon, Anneliese started experiencing devilish hallucinations while praying. She also began to hear voices, which told her that she was damned. The court determined that by 1973 Anneliese was suffering from depression and considering suicide. In 1975, convinced that she was possessed, her parents gave up on the doctors from the psychiatric clinic. They chose to rely solely on the exorcisms for healing . Anneliese's symptoms have since been compared with those of schizophrenia, and they may have responded to treatment.

Father Arnold Renz and Pastor Ernst Alt, both men were assigned by the Bishop of Wurzburg, Josef Stangl, to carry out "The Great Exorcism" on Anneliese Michel. The foundation for this ritual was the "Rituale Romanum", which at the time, was still a valid 17th century Cannon Law. Father Arnold Renz had been a former missionary in China, and Pastor Ernst Alt was a pastor in a nearby community. Together they carried out 67 rites of exorcism over a period of 10 months, with one or two exorcism sessions held each week. Some sessions lasted up to four hours.

Anneliese was convinced that she had been possessed by several demons, including(6 high ranking of Demons) Lucifer, Judas Iscariot, Nero, Cain, Hitler, and Fleischmann, a disgraced Frankish Priest from the 16th century.(a roman catholic priest in Ettlebin, Barvaria (germany), removed from office for drunkeness, assault, and murder, 1572-1575) She also mentioned a few other damned souls who had manifested themselves through her.

Weak and on the verge of death, she spoke her last known words on the day before she died. She told her exorcists "Beg for Absolution". To her mother Anna, she said, "Mother, I'm afraid."

(6 high ranking of Demons)

1. אני הוא ששוכן בתוך קין. (Hebrew) (Ani hu sheshokhen betokh Cain.) I am the one who dwelt within Cain!
2. Ego sum quis habitavit in Nerone. (Latin) I am one who dwelt within Nero!
3. Mιά φορά κατοίκησε μέσα σε Ιούδας! (ancient Greek) (Mia fora katoikese mesa se Ioudas!) I dwelt within Judas!
4. Ich [bin] mit Legion. (German) I am with Legion.
5. ܐܢܐ ܒܠܝܐܝܠ. (Arameic) (Ana Belial.) I am Belial.
6. And I am Lucifer, the devil in the flesh.