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What happens when an entire country becomes infested with demons?
cna ^ | June 16, 2015 | David Ramos

Posted on 06/16/2015 2:20:11 PM PDT by NYer

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Vatican City, Jun 16, 2015 / 03:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Can a country with deep Christian roots like Mexico find itself at the mercy of demons? Some in the Church fear so.

And as a result, they called for a nation-wide exorcism of Mexico, carried out quietly last month in the cathedral of San Luis Potosí.

High levels of violence, as well as drug cartels and abortion in the country, were the motivation behind the special rite of exorcism, known as “Exorcismo Magno.”

Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, the archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara, presided at the closed doors ceremony, the first ever in the history of Mexico.

Also participating were Archbishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero of San Luis Potosí, Spanish demonologist and exorcist Father José Antonio Fortea, and a smaller group of priests and lay people.

The event was not made known to the general public beforehand. According to Archbishop Cabrero, the reserved character of the May 20 ceremony was intended to avoid any misguided interpretations of the ritual.

But how can an entire country become infested by demons to the point that it’s necessary to resort to an Exorcismo Magno?

“To the extent sin increases more and more in a country, to that extent it becomes easier for the demons to tempt (people),” Fr. Fortea told CNA.

The Spanish exorcist warned that “to the extent there is more witchcraft and Satanism going on in a country, to that extent there will be more extraordinary manifestations of those powers of darkness.”

Fr. Fortea said that “the exorcism performed in San Luís Potosí is the first ever carried out in Mexico in which the exorcists came from different parts of the country and gathered together to exorcise the powers of darkness, not from a person, but from the whole country.”

“This rite of exorcism, beautiful and liturgical, had never before taken place in any part of the world.  Although it had taken place in a private manner as when Saint Francis (exorcised) the Italian city of Arezzo,” he stated.

The Spanish exorcist explained, however, that the celebration of this ritual will not automatically change the difficult situation Mexico is going through in a single day.

“It would be a big mistake to think that by performing a full scale exorcism of the country everything would automatically change right away.”

Nevertheless, he emphasized that “if with the power we’ve received from Christ we expel the demons from a country, this will certainly have positive repercussions, because we’ll make a great number of the tempters flee, even if this exorcism is partial.”

“We don’t drive out all the evil spirits from a country with just one ceremony. But even though all will not be expelled, those that were removed are not there anymore.”

Fr. Fortea emphasized that “when the exorcists of a country drive out its demons, it has to be done in faith. You’re not going to see anything, feel anything, there’s not going to be any extraordinary phenomenon. We have to have faith that God conferred on the apostles a power, and that we can use this power.”

“In any case, if this ritual were to be carried out in more countries once year, before or after, this would put an end to any extraordinary manifestations which would show us the rage of the devil. Because, without a doubt, the demons hate to be driven out of a place or to be bound with the power of Christ.”

The Spanish exorcist said that “it would be very desirable that when there’s an annual meeting of exorcists in a country, a ritual such as this exorcismo magno that took place in Mexico be performed.”

He also emphasized that a bishop “can authorize its occurrence once a year with his priests in the cathedral.”

“The bishop is the shepherd and he can use the power he has received to drive away the invisible wolves from the sheep, since Satan is like a roaring lion prowling around looking for someone to devour, and the shepherds can drive away the predator from the victim,” he concluded.


TOPICS: Catholic; Ministry/Outreach; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: exorcism; mexico
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1 posted on 06/16/2015 2:20:11 PM PDT by NYer
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To: Tax-chick; GregB; SumProVita; narses; bboop; SevenofNine; Ronaldus Magnus; tiki; Salvation; ...

Ping!


2 posted on 06/16/2015 2:20:30 PM PDT by NYer (Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy them. Mt 6:19)
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To: NYer
What happens when an entire country becomes infested with demons?

Move!

3 posted on 06/16/2015 2:21:14 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: NYer

Does this mean our borders will really be overrun now?


4 posted on 06/16/2015 2:21:48 PM PDT by Smittie (Just like an alien, I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: NYer

A ceremony that will need to be performed at the
White house before the next administration.


5 posted on 06/16/2015 2:22:29 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: NYer
What happens when an entire country becomes infested with demons?

Kick-ass hunting and weapons usage.

Kind of like "Walking Dead" but with more trucks and beer.

6 posted on 06/16/2015 2:22:32 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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To: NYer

>>What happens when an entire country becomes infested with demons?

The answer is obvious. Buy a “Forward” t-shirt and re-elect the demons.


7 posted on 06/16/2015 2:23:48 PM PDT by oblomov
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To: NYer
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8 posted on 06/16/2015 2:23:59 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: NYer

We already know what happens, the Pope starts writing about Catastrophic Global Warming, even though there’s been no warming for nearly two decades.


9 posted on 06/16/2015 2:24:40 PM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stones)
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To: NYer
Pat Dollard Shows Obama As Satan/Antichrist (Video) Obama Passed The ...

What does Lucifer actually look like?

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10 posted on 06/16/2015 2:24:55 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: NYer

Impeach the S.O.B. at the top, and prosecute all his friends.


11 posted on 06/16/2015 2:25:44 PM PDT by Nachum (Obamacare: It's. The. Flaw.)
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To: oblomov
The answer is obvious. Buy a “Forward” t-shirt and re-elect the demons.

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From the Washington Times, April 30, 2012:

New Obama slogan has long ties to Marxism, socialism

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Many Communist and radical publications and entities throughout the 19th and 20th centuries had the name "Forward!" or its foreign cognates. Wikipedia has [since deleted] an entire section called "Forward (generic name of socialist publications)."

"The name Forward carries a special meaning in socialist political terminology. It has been frequently used as a name for socialist, communist and other left-wing newspapers and publications," the online encyclopedia explains.

The slogan "Forward!" reflected the conviction of European Marxists and radicals that their movements reflected the march of history, which would move forward past capitalism and into socialism and communism.

The Obama campaign released its new campaign slogan Monday in a 7-minute video. The title card has simply the word "Forward" with the "O" having the familiar Obama logo from 2008. It will be played at rallies this weekend that mark the Obama re-election campaign's official beginning. ..."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/apr/30/new-obama-slogan-has-long-ties-marxism-socialism/

12 posted on 06/16/2015 2:26:33 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Still Thinking

Affirmative action guarantees that there is no place to move.


13 posted on 06/16/2015 2:28:28 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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To: NYer

This article explains a lot.

All of those Mexicans coming up here brought their demons with them.

Now this country is ruined.

We need an exorcism!


14 posted on 06/16/2015 2:28:42 PM PDT by x1stcav (Why does Eleanor Clift always look like her private parts are causing her acute pain?)
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To: NYer
What happens when an entire country becomes infested with demons?

I dunno, but exorcising them by a Member of the Catholic Church is kinda like pouring gasoline on a fire.

15 posted on 06/16/2015 2:30:45 PM PDT by dware (Yeah, so? What are you going to do about it?)
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Can a country with deep Christian roots like Mexico find itself at the mercy of demons? Some in the Church fear so. And as a result, they called for a nation-wide exorcism of Mexico, carried out quietly last month in the cathedral of San Luis Potosí.


16 posted on 06/16/2015 2:32:32 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: dware

Read this and you’ll change your mind: http://www.amazon.com/Hostage-Devil-Possession-Contemporary-Americans/dp/006065337X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434490544&sr=8-1&keywords=possession+malachi+martin


17 posted on 06/16/2015 2:34:23 PM PDT by vladimir998
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To: ETL; Yehuda
Re: "Forward"

New Obama slogan has long ties to Marxism, socialism

We saw how well it worked for Ariel Sharon ("Kadima").

18 posted on 06/16/2015 2:37:15 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Smittie
"Does this mean our borders will really be overrun now?"

By demons or future demoncrats? And which would be worse?
19 posted on 06/16/2015 2:40:08 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: NYer

They become Ole Miss.


20 posted on 06/16/2015 2:40:59 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople (Ob)
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