{"id":7295,"date":"2015-06-22T08:21:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T14:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7295"},"modified":"2015-06-22T08:49:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T14:49:40","slug":"exorcising-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=7295","title":{"rendered":"Exorcising M\u00e9xico"},"content":{"rendered":"

M\u00e9xico has been exorcised. Yes, the whole country.<\/a> The Roman Catholic church pulled out one of the big guns: Exorcismo Magno<\/em> \u2014 it takes a team of exorcists.<\/p>\n

Can a country with deep Christian roots like Mexico find itself at the mercy of demons? Some in the Church fear so.<\/p>\n

And as a result, they called for a nation-wide exorcism of Mexico, carried out quietly last month in the cathedral of San Luis Potos\u00ed.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cExorcismo Magno.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to this article (in Spanish), same-sex marriage\u00a0 (“matrimonio gay”) was also targeted by the team of magic-workers.<\/a><\/p>\n

We will watch for changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

M\u00e9xico has been exorcised. Yes, the whole country. The Roman Catholic church pulled out one of the big guns: Exorcismo Magno \u2014 it takes a team of exorcists. Can a country with deep Christian roots like Mexico find itself at the mercy of demons? Some in the Church fear so. 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