I am reproducing below a news item frm The Hindu 17.3.2009.

Vatican-appointed exorcist for capital
A. Joseph Antony

HYDERABAD: Fr. Rufus Pereira, an internationally acclaimed exorcist appointed by the late Pope John Paul II, will conduct the Healing and Deliverance Convention Hyderabad-2009 at the Holy Family Church grounds, Trimulgherry from March 17 to 22, from 5.30 p.m. onwards.

A member of the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (ICCRS) Council, based in Vatican City, Rome, he has written two books, Jesus Today and God is Love, which have been translated into many languages. Fr. Rufus is Chief Editor of Charisindia, a national Catholic monthly published from New Delhi. A powerful orator, he’s invited often to conduct retreats in Europe and the United States. The scholarly prelate preaches frequently to bishops and archbishops, with a view to bring about change from the higher echelons of the church hierarchy. He holds a doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifica Universita Urbaniana, Vatican City, Rome and is visiting professor to the Biblical Pastoral Institute at Nemi, Italy.

I wish to know what the Indian Secularists/Rationalists would say about this.