Bishop will take to the skies to exorcise entire Colombian city

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Bishop will take to the skies to exorcise entire Colombian city

Army to provide helicopter for sprinkling of holy water on area beset by violent crime

Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent
@harrietsherwood
Wed 10 Jul 2019 11.21 BST Last modified on Wed 10 Jul 2019 15.13 BST

A Colombian bishop is planning to exorcise an entire city this weekend, sprinkling holy water from a helicopter.

Monsignor Rubén Darío Jaramillo Montoya, the bishop of Buenaventura, will say a prayer intended to purge the area of demonic infestation.

The city is beset by violence, drug smuggling and poverty. Montoya disclosed the exorcism shortly after a 10-year-old girl was tortured and murdered.

He told local radio: “We have to drive the devil out of Buenaventura, to see if we can restore the peace and tranquility that our city has lost due to so many crimes, acts of corruption and with so much evil and drug trafficking that invades our port.

“We want to go around the whole of Buenaventura, from the air, and pour holy water on to it to see if we exorcise and get out all those demons that are destroying our port, so that God’s blessing comes and gets rid of all the wickedness that is in our streets.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/10/bishop-take-skies-exorcise-colombian-city-helicopter-buenaventura

[in2herbs]

1. So what's going to be the next step after thoughts and prayers don't work? nt

[Major Nikon]

4. Blame teh gays

[MineralMan]

2. It'll be, like, you know, MAGIC!

[Major Nikon]

3. Omni, Omni, Hocus Pocus!

[MineralMan]

5. In the name of Jebus Crutch, I admonish thee!

[3Hotdogs]

6. If that don't work, my neighbor across the street knows Juju.

I am her agent.

For $50 --NAH $100K, We will fly to Buenaventura and peace will descend upon the city.

They have to supply the blood and chicken bones. Results GUARANTEED to match those of the bishop.

[Major Nikon]

7. Exact same proof of efficacy