The 100kg priest threatens to ride the distraught man "all the way to Jerusalem" in bid to drive out a demon, as laughing villagers look on.
A video of the strange rite shows Father Valeriy, from the Church of St Michael in the self-proclaimed state of Transnistria, in Eastern Europe, pulling on the poor man's ears until he cries for help and collapses.
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But rather than leave his victim to recover, Father Valeriy, who is flanked by other priests and priestesses, stands on the prone man's back – then treads on his head.
The viral video ends with Father Valeriy, who is famous for treating alcoholics, drug addicts and cancer victims, as well as the possessed, declaring the man free of the evil spirit.