[killskillz]

i was reading the translation and i wondered why she answered his questions the way she did. Her replies didnt make sense. Is there a reason for this?

[Jagged]

To make Karras wonder if she was truly possessed, crazy as a box of frogs or just faking it.
If you read the passage in the book it follows Karass’ train of thought as he questions Regan and she answers him. the demon seemingly reads his mind during the process and switches language and level of vocabulary to confound him.

[fatherbowdern]

Jagged,

Excellent thoughts there. I agree with you. When the demon answers back with “the pen of my aunt,” I believe it was basic trickery. As an example, Karras was hoping for a detailed conversation in Latin to have proof that the possession was real, versus receiving very static answers that are “primer sentences” in the basics of that language.

Even more interesting is that both points needed by Karras to provide validity of the possession case for the church did not pan out when the speaking in foreign language test floundered and the holy water test (just tap water) had an opposite effect.

However, Karras got exactly what he wanted … the language in reverse from several voices chiming in.

I also believe the demon got exactly what he wanted … to destroy his arch enemy, Father Merrin.

Father Bowdern

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