A senior Vatican priest has issued a warning to Catholics worldwide about the dangers of both yoga and Harry Potter – claiming that they can lead to demonic possession. Father Cesare Truqui, chief Vatican exorcist, says that there has been a marked increase in possession worldwide following the rise in popularity of fantasy novel books such as Harry Potter and the practice of yoga. Prophecy.news reports: Many popular modern television shows, movies and novels that glorify “demonic” creatures, such as vampires, zombies and magical wizards, have apparently led a lot of people to engage in certain activities that the Vatican says summon satanic spirits, claims Professor Giuseppe Ferrari. Ferrari recently attended a meeting in Rome, where Catholic authorities and delegates discussed how to deal with this alleged demonic possession crisis. Demonic characters in shows like True Blood and The Vampire Diaries are often portrayed as beautiful human beings with desirable characteristics and superpowers, thus influencing unsuspecting viewers into dabbling in the occult. Father Cesare says he’s seen several individuals speaking in tongues and exhibiting extraordinary strength, two attributes that he says indicate the possibility of evil spirits inhabiting a person’s body. “There are those who try to turn people into vampires and make them drink other people’s blood, or encourage them [...]