Posted on 06/16/2015 2:20:11 PM PDT by NYer
.- 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.
And, at this point, the U.S. is different how?
We don't have (I don't think) a big chunk of population with a superficial Roman Catholic veneer over a deeply pagan indigenous religion.
BTW, you might want to g00gle up "Santa Muerte".
**“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.”
**
Some great insight there. Obviously more exorcisms are needed.
Oh, for this to happen in the United States!
No, instead we have a newly-home-grown deeply pagan religion seeking to be enforced by the power of the state, complete with infant sacrifice, perverted sex, and fines, prison, and eventually worse for those who don’t go along with the program.
Daniel 7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse* from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
*08133 sh@na' (Aramaic) {shen-aw'}
corresponding to 08132;; v
AV - change 14, diverse 5, alter 2; 21
1) to change, be altered, be changed
1a) (P'al) to change, be changed
1b) (Pael) to change, transform, frustrate
1b1) different (participle)
1c) (Ithpael) to be changed
1d) (Aphel) to change, alter
08132 shana {shaw-naw'}
a primitive root; TWOT - 2419; v
AV - change 3; 3
1) to change, alter
1a) (Qal) to change
1b) (Piel) to change, alter
1c) (Pual) to be changed
If Catholicism is the answer to the world’s woes, then it makes you wonder how such a highly Catholic country like Mexico got into such bad shape to begin with.
But then again, looking at other highly Catholic countries, one begins to see a pattern.....
You’re late to the party.
It happened with obama took office
The world has talking animals to this day, and the world system believes in witches, wizards, demons, seances, astrology, spontaneous generation and all other kinds of absurd magical stories about the universe creating itself from nothing.
They have nothing over Christianity.
And yes, the world system needs help.
And Christianity has something the world knows nothing about.
Love and forgiveness.
After six years of Obama, this question needs to be asked?
You’re right, it fits the time frame of my own personal struggles against ramped up satanic attacks.
I’ve encountered the thinking that there’s usually an uptick in obvious demonic activity when God is moving.
Some people have concluded that you can tell with things are happening in the spiritual realm that we aren’t immediately aware of because of that demonic activity being an indicator.
IOW, they’re tipping their hand.
You can see the same pattern of godlessness in highly Protestant countries, too. England, Netherlands, Sweden/Norway/Denmark...And Remember that the many of the central American countries (El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala) are close half Protestant now, while Nicaragua and Panama have strong Protestant minorities.
Perception by the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Oh, you mean they all have drug cartels and the same level of corruption in their government that Mexico has had for DECADES as a Catholic country?
Shall we look at other examples of Catholic countries and their history? Like the Dominican Republic? Haiti? Colombia? Brazil? Virtually ANY South American country? Cuba? The Philippines? Ireland? Italy? (think WWII and what side they were on)
The Catholic church does not have history on its side when it comes to building a case in support of it.
And they’re all rightly derided. I’ll stick with the real world.
The thrust of your argument is pretty shallow, if I do say so. You appear to be basing "history" on the last 100-150 years. As for WW2, Italy is a complicated case, but at last call the non-RSI-occupied portion was on our side. As an aside, who's side were the Dutch, Danes, Swedes, Norwegians, and Belgians on? Between them they managed to field 5th SS Wiking, SS Grenadiers Wallonien, 11th SS Nordland and 6th SS Mountain-Nord, and many other units that I can't recall off the top of my head -- hundreds of thousands of men from occupied countries were quite happy to lend a hand to the Germans. Point being, "the Italians were mostly Catholics and they helped the Germans, sort of, in WW2" is a very poor basis indeed for condemning the Catholic Church.
Can you provide an alternative suggestion then? What do you propose needs to be done, or how should the spirits be disposed?
Is exorcism Biblical? Then how come I never hear of evangelical Pastors doing this ritual, and only Catholic Priests?
Jesus cast out lots of demons - so yes it is Biblical. I’m not sure about the Catholic/Protestant thing. (I’m prot).
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