Exorcist Diary #390: Demons Try to Manipulate Exorcist

["Christ Giving the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter," Pietro Perugino, 1481-1482]

We had just finished an exorcism session and the afflicted person looked at me and said, “The demons have a message for you." He then said: “Ask Joey how Francis is.”  He had no idea what it meant.  I thought about it for a moment and then figured it out. It was demonic evil genius.  In five words they tried to diss me, control me, frighten me, and then, their major goal, to turn me against the Church hierarchy. They want me to be like them: disobedient and distrusting the Church.

First, the short sentence demonstrated occult knowledge which is one of the signs of possession.  He knew something about me that there is no human way he could have known it.  Yes, in junior high school, which is a LONG time ago, my nickname among a small circle of summer friends was Joey.  Now, no one knows this except the demons.  They wanted me to be impressed by their "power" and to be frightened.  I was neither.

Second, and most important, they said: “How Francis is?”  They were referring to the Pope at the time, although they would never call him by his title, just as they would never call me “Father.”  It's no secret that, especially after the Pachamama incident, some exorcists were unhappy.  So, the demons tried to exploit this and wanted me to distance myself from the Church and its leadership. I did not.

A constant refrain of mine when teaching exorcists and team members is: “Stay in the Boat.” By this I mean, stay in the barque or boat of Peter, otherwise we lose the powerful protection of the Church, which we so greatly need for our ministry.

Yes, the Church is, and has always been, led by flawed human beings, from the very beginning. The Passion narrative, that we read during this Holy Week, is a stunning disaster for the Apostles. Peter denied Jesus three times; one of the apostles, Judas, betrayed him; and the others fled when Jesus was arrested. It is likely that only apostle present at the foot of the cross was John.

Ultimately, it is a question of faith. We Catholics believe that the Church was founded by Jesus himself. Jesus continues to give the Church its authority. And the Holy Spirit continues, without fail, to guide the Church toward its final consummation in Christ.

I feel incredibly blessed to be a Catholic. I remain in the Barque of Peter. I encourage all to do the same. As the Scriptures tell us: "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the hell shall not prevail against it." Mt 16:18

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