Fr. Corapi (something he said has me pondering)

[linuxology]

Was listening to one of his programs. Fr. Corapi basically he stated when he was involved with Cocaine that they he knew of cases where satanic prayers were said over the shipments of Cocaine. In other words evil demons attach to the cocaine. He also stated that alcohol could be a medium for evil spirits. Does he mean that there may be some satanic rituals done over the alcohol or drinking too much can let demons into your life? If this is the meaning then even having one alcoholic drink would be dangerous. What are your thoughts on this? Has anyone else heard him speak on this? What are your opinion on this?

 

[PAboy57]

I believe he means excessive drinking reduces your ability to make sound decisions. It also makes your body and mind weak over time. Imagine yourself drunk, physically weak and you really only care about getting your next drink. You will do just about anything to keep drinking and thus open yourself up for evil to enter.

 

[Cable]

Was listening to one of his programs. Fr. Corapi basically he stated when he was involved with Cocaine that they he knew of cases where satanic prayers were said over the shipments of Cocaine. In other words evil demons attach to the cocaine. He also stated that alcohol could be a medium for evil spirits. Does he mean that there may be some satanic rituals done over the alcohol or drinking too much can let demons into your life? If this is the meaning then even having one alcoholic drink would be dangerous. What are your thoughts on this? Has anyone else heard him speak on this? What are your opinion on this?

I heard him say that also. I don’t see why they couldn’t say these types of prayers over other substances. A person could be vulnerable to them if they’re not in a state of grace.

 

[bkayw]

‘Does he mean that there may be some satanic rituals done over the alcohol or drinking too much can let demons into your life?’

Yes, Father was saying that.

People purchasing and using illegal drugs are allowing in a demon into their lives.

 

[po18guy]

I heard him say that also. I don’t see why they couldn’t say these types of prayers over other substances. A person could be vulnerable to them if they’re not in a state of grace.

There is always the possibility that an incantation has been said over a physical object, or even an event. In the case of drugs, the distributors clearly want as much addiction, and therefore as much return business as possible. It is certainly plausible that this could occur with alcohol as well. The invocation of occult forces would yield this. However, drunkenness by itself is grave sin and removes one from the state of grace, thus leaving one open to demonic activity.

 

[PatrickSebast]

I have a hard time believing that demonic prayers really hold any substantial threat to a Catholic. What kind of demon is going to let some random drug dealer control them? And why would demons not already be pulling out all their weapons to combat a Catholic. People who are strong in the Lord terrify the demons and the idea that if I choose the wrong bottle of wine for my dinner they are more likely to attack me seems silly.

 

[po18guy]

I have a hard time believing that demonic prayers really hold any substantial threat to a Catholic.

Padre Pio had physical battles with the devil, in which he was injured. Saint John Vianney’s bed was set afire by the devil. It is real.

What kind of demon is going to let some random drug dealer control them?

It’s the other way around. The demon already has those who invoke their presence, and uses them to gain access to others.

And why would demons not already be pulling out all their weapons to combat a Catholic. People who are strong in the Lord terrify the demons and the idea that if I choose the wrong bottle of wine for my dinner they are more likely to attack me seems silly.

They attach more to spiritual weakness, a lack of grace, physical locations, and matter that is intrinsically evil, such as street drugs. They apparently sense those who are not in a state of grace. They often come against those who are either weak in their faith, or very strong in their faith. Many Saints have been plagued with them. It is reported that the devil tried to possess Mother Teresa on several occasions, but an exorcist was employed to keep him away.

We have seen far too many movies and read too many books to take the spiritual realm seriously. Demons love that! Here is a fascinating, but potentially frightening article about the demonic from a 2003 Crisis magazine: insidecatholic.com/feature/the-dark-backward-demons-in-the-real-world.html

There is not a demon behind every door, but they are all around us all of the time. Waiting.

 

[dancny]

The idea of a drug dealer “controlling” a demon is akin to the idea of a good christian “controlling” an angel or saint. It isn’t a question of control but of intercession. Many of our saints speak of a period of temptation or a time of near falling. Some speak of actual attacks by the devil and his minions, St Padre Pio, St. John Vianey to name two.

Now, to the nature of addicition. An addict is someone whose free will has been surrendered or taken over by their need to satisfy their addicition. They will, to one degree or another, give up anything to satisify it. We all know this. What is often not understood is that just because you are no longer taking the subsatnce or engaging in the conduct the desire has not gone away for many. If a priest or a minister is working with drug addicts and is a former addict himself the temptation might often seem insurrmountable. There it is, lying on the table and Satan is quietly coearcing him to indulge, and part of him wants to. The attack is relentless and the idea that it would be deomnic is something I have no doubt about. I am a recovering Alcoholic with 14 years of sobreity and I so dearly want a drink somedays. There have been times I would swear I could hear the beer at the grocery talking to me.

Everybody has a weak moment. The devil seeks out every chink in the armor. If adults succumb how much more or partily formed children?

 

[Fatima_Vision]

Was listening to one of his programs. Fr. Corapi basically he stated when he was involved with Cocaine that they he knew of cases where satanic prayers were said over the shipments of Cocaine.

I used to smoke weed on a daily basis, so I can speak to exactly what he is talking about. Its sad to admit this, but its the truth. When I used to smoke pot, I couldn’t go a day without it, and in a real sense, marijuana became my God. Now take drugs like cocaine, crack, meth or something even more addictive and think about that for a minute. Iv’e known crack heads (I call them rock stars) who have locked themselves in a room for 48 hours smoking crack, and Iv’e actually seen much worse abusive behavior than that. Do I think that everyone who smokes pot is going to hell? No, but I also think they unwittingly take a chance on losing their souls.

Drugs that are even more addictive like cocaine and such, are even more scary, and when I was much younger, I knew of a kid who strangled his mother to death with his shoe laces, so he could take her money & credit cards, and go buy more crack. I also have lost two friends, who both died when they were 30 years old. One was in a shady neighborhood, arguing with crack dealers over the price of a small bag of crack at about 3:30 in the morning, when he caught a stray bullet in the back of his head. My other friend was constantly coked up, and he died of a massive heart attack at 30 years old.

He also stated that alcohol could be a medium for evil spirits. What are your opinion on this?

Alcohol slows down our metabolism and relaxes us, but it can also lead to some very bad judgement calls, aka drinking & driving, or checking out some loosely dressed woman at the end of the bar when we know we shouldn’t be. Alcohol can effect our tempers, etc. If someone can just have a couple of drinks, literally meaning one or two, and at the absolute most three, then they should be okay, but most people don’t stop there. Iv’e personally noticed that it also effects my behavior and the behavior that I accept from others at times.

I don’t like hanging out with potty mouthed people who are constantly dropping F bombs, gossiping about others, or even worse, using God’s name in vein. I many situations, I will call people out on that sort of behavior or give them the cold shoulder & have nothing to do with them. If I’m out at a bar drinking with a bunch of people though and I’m drinking myself, I’m likely to tolerate that sort of behavior from others, and I think that can be a sin in itself.

 

[kenofken]

Cocaine (and alcohol) hardly need occult invocations to make them addictive. It’s a pretty straightforward matter of manipulation of the brains dopamine reward system (and some hideously complex reasons why some people are more vulnerable to that than others). There is an element of truth to occult influences within trafficking organizations, but that has more to do with attempts to seek otherwordly intercession to avoid capture of smuggler etc and protection from rival gangs.