” he would have gotten permission from his bishop to do an authorized exorcism”
All born-again Christians are “authorized” to rebuke Satan and his demons. You don’t need some guy acting as a middle man. Doubtful that God even heard this chaplain’s prayer, as he looks upon sin (homosexuality) favorably. He isn’t in a “right relationship” with God. It matters.
It might be possible that some spirits get driven away by this guy but keep in mind Matthew 7.
Matthew 7
21 “Not everyone w
ho says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’